v0.4.0 — generate a package: NPC character sheets + item cards with art

Create now builds a journal folder containing the player + GM documents, one
character-sheet entry per NPC (B&W ident portrait, description, significance)
and one card entry per OTEM item (line-art icon + description).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 # SLA Blueprint News (Foundry VTT module)
 
 Generate SLA Industries **BPN** mission briefings inside Foundry. Each briefing
-creates **two separate journal entries**:
+creates a **folder ("package")** containing several separate journal entries:
+
+- one **character-sheet entry per NPC** — a black-and-white "ident" portrait,
+  who they are, their disposition, and why they matter (player handout).
+- one **card entry per OTEM item** — a line-art icon and a description.
+
+plus the two core documents:
 
 - **`… [Player]`** (ownership *Observer*) — a player document with two pages:
   - **Mission Brief** — the official corporate dispatch.

module.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "sla-blueprint-news",
   "title": "SLA Blueprint News",
   "description": "Generate SLA Industries BPN mission briefings as journal entries — a player-facing Brief and a separate GM-only Dossier, in the SLA house style with procedural artwork. Engine-agnostic core; this module is the Foundry wrapper.",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "compatibility": {
     "minimum": "13",
     "verified": "14.361",

module/app/generator-app.mjs

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 import { generateBPN, randomSeed } from "../vendor/core/bpn-core.js";
 import { COLOURS } from "../vendor/core/data/colours.js";
 import { framesForColour } from "../vendor/core/data/frames.js";
-import { briefHTML, fieldDossierHTML, dossierHTML } from "../vendor/render/bpn-render.js";
-import { crestDataURI } from "../vendor/art/bpn-art.js";
+import { briefHTML, fieldDossierHTML, dossierHTML, npcCardHTML, itemCardHTML } from "../vendor/render/bpn-render.js";
+import { crestDataURI, npcPortraitDataURI, itemIconDataURI } from "../vendor/art/bpn-art.js";
 
 const MODULE_ID = "sla-blueprint-news";
 const { ApplicationV2, HandlebarsApplicationMixin } = foundry.applications.api;
@@ -171,16 +171,19 @@ export class BlueprintNewsApp extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2)
     const bpn = this._bpn();
     const O = CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS;
     const HTML = CONST.JOURNAL_ENTRY_PAGE_FORMATS.HTML;
+    const accent = bpn.colour.accent;
     const wrap = (html) => `<div class="bpn">${html}</div>`;
     const base = `${bpn.colour.label} BPN — ${bpn.shortTitle}`;
     const flags = { [MODULE_ID]: { seed: bpn.seed, colourKey: bpn.colourKey, frameId: bpn.gm.frameId, sclLevel: bpn.sclLevel } };
     const page = (name, content, owner) => ({ name, type: "text", title: { show: false, level: 1 }, ownership: { default: owner }, text: { format: HTML, content } });
 
-    // Separate player document: the Mission Brief + the Field Dossier handout.
+    // A folder is the "package" that holds the whole briefing's documents.
+    const folder = await Folder.create({ name: base, type: "JournalEntry", color: accent });
+    const fid = folder.id;
+
+    // Separate player document: Mission Brief + Field Dossier handout.
     const playerEntry = await JournalEntry.create({
-      name: `${base} [Player]`,
-      ownership: { default: O.OBSERVER },
-      flags,
+      name: `${base} [Player]`, folder: fid, ownership: { default: O.OBSERVER }, flags,
       pages: [
         page("Mission Brief", wrap(briefHTML(bpn, ART)), O.OBSERVER),
         page("Field Dossier", wrap(fieldDossierHTML(bpn, ART)), O.OBSERVER)
@@ -188,17 +191,31 @@ export class BlueprintNewsApp extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV2)
     });
 
     // Separate GM-only document, linked back to the player document.
-    const gmEntry = await JournalEntry.create({
-      name: `${base} [GM]`,
-      ownership: { default: O.NONE },
-      flags,
-      pages: [
-        page("GM Dossier", wrap(dossierHTML(bpn, ART)) + `<p class="bpn-rolls">Player document: @UUID[${playerEntry.uuid}]{${base} [Player]}</p>`, O.NONE)
-      ]
+    await JournalEntry.create({
+      name: `${base} [GM]`, folder: fid, ownership: { default: O.NONE }, flags,
+      pages: [page("GM Dossier", wrap(dossierHTML(bpn, ART)) + `<p class="bpn-rolls">Player document: @UUID[${playerEntry.uuid}]{${base} [Player]}</p>`, O.NONE)]
     });
 
-    ui.notifications.info(`Created "${base}": a player document (Brief + Field Dossier) and a separate GM document.`);
-    gmEntry.sheet?.render(true);
+    // One character-sheet document per NPC (player handout, portrait + sheet).
+    const npcEntries = bpn.cast.map((npc) => ({
+      name: npc.name, folder: fid,
+      ownership: { default: O.OBSERVER },
+      flags: { [MODULE_ID]: { kind: "npc", seed: npc.seed, bpn: bpn.seed } },
+      pages: [page("Character Sheet", wrap(npcCardHTML(npc, { artMode: "img", accent })), O.OBSERVER)]
+    }));
+
+    // One card document per item (player handout, icon + description).
+    const itemEntries = bpn.otem.map((item) => ({
+      name: item.name, folder: fid,
+      ownership: { default: O.OBSERVER },
+      flags: { [MODULE_ID]: { kind: "otem", seed: item.seed, bpn: bpn.seed } },
+      pages: [page(item.name, wrap(itemCardHTML(item, { artMode: "img", accent })), O.OBSERVER)]
+    }));
+
+    await JournalEntry.createDocuments([...npcEntries, ...itemEntries]);
+
+    ui.notifications.info(`Created package "${base}": player + GM documents, ${bpn.cast.length} NPC sheets and ${bpn.otem.length} item cards in a folder.`);
+    playerEntry.sheet?.render(true);
   }
 
   static async #onChat() {

module/vendor/art/bpn-art.js

@@ -331,6 +331,113 @@ export function portraitSVG(bpn, { size = 120 } = {}) {
 </svg>`;
 }
 
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* NPC PORTRAIT — a simple black-and-white "ident" mugshot, procedural and    */
+/* deterministic per NPC. Stencil ink line-art: head, hair/hood/helmet, eyes  */
+/* or visor, mouth or breather, an accessory, light hatch shading. Greyscale  */
+/* only; the colour band shows just as a thin tag bar.                        */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+export function npcPortraitSVG(npc, { size = 168, accent = "#9fb0c4" } = {}) {
+  const seed = npc?.seed ?? npc?.name ?? "npc";
+  const uid = String(seed).replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9]/g, "") + "n";
+  const rng = rngFor(seed, "face");
+  const ink = "#e9eef4";
+  const dark = "#0d1117";
+  const skin = "#1b212b";
+  const stroke = (w = 2) => `fill="none" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="${w}" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"`;
+
+  const choose = (arr) => arr[Math.floor(rng() * arr.length)];
+  const rx = choose([18, 20, 22]);
+  const ry = choose([25, 28, 32]);
+  const top = choose(["hairShort", "hairCrop", "bald", "hood", "helmet", "cap"]);
+  const eyes = choose(["plain", "visor", "goggles", "augmetic"]);
+  const mouth = choose(["neutral", "grim", "breather", "smirk"]);
+  const extra = choose(["none", "earpiece", "scar", "collar"]);
+  const cx = 84, cy = 78; // head centre in a 168x190 space
+
+  const head = `<ellipse cx="${cx}" cy="${cy}" rx="${rx}" ry="${ry}" fill="${skin}" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="2"/>`;
+  const jaw = `<path d="M${cx - rx + 2} ${cy + ry - 8} Q${cx} ${cy + ry + 6} ${cx + rx - 2} ${cy + ry - 8}" ${stroke(1.5)}/>`;
+
+  let hair = "";
+  if (top === "hairShort") hair = `<path d="M${cx - rx - 2} ${cy - 6} Q${cx} ${cy - ry - 12} ${cx + rx + 2} ${cy - 6} Q${cx + rx - 6} ${cy - ry + 4} ${cx} ${cy - ry + 2} Q${cx - rx + 6} ${cy - ry + 4} ${cx - rx - 2} ${cy - 6} Z" fill="${ink}" opacity="0.9"/>`;
+  else if (top === "hairCrop") hair = `<path d="M${cx - rx} ${cy - ry + 8} Q${cx} ${cy - ry - 4} ${cx + rx} ${cy - ry + 8}" ${stroke(5)}/>`;
+  else if (top === "bald") hair = `<path d="M${cx - 8} ${cy - ry + 4} Q${cx} ${cy - ry - 2} ${cx + 8} ${cy - ry + 4}" ${stroke(1)} opacity="0.5"/>`;
+  else if (top === "hood") hair = `<path d="M${cx - rx - 10} ${cy + 8} Q${cx - rx - 12} ${cy - ry - 18} ${cx} ${cy - ry - 20} Q${cx + rx + 12} ${cy - ry - 18} ${cx + rx + 10} ${cy + 8}" ${stroke(2.5)}/>`;
+  else if (top === "helmet") hair = `<path d="M${cx - rx - 3} ${cy - 2} Q${cx} ${cy - ry - 14} ${cx + rx + 3} ${cy - 2}" ${stroke(3)}/><line x1="${cx}" y1="${cy - ry - 10}" x2="${cx}" y2="${cy - 4}" ${stroke(1.5)}/>`;
+  else if (top === "cap") hair = `<path d="M${cx - rx - 6} ${cy - ry + 10} H${cx + rx + 2} Q${cx} ${cy - ry - 8} ${cx - rx - 6} ${cy - ry + 10} Z" fill="${ink}" opacity="0.85"/>`;
+
+  const ey = cy - 4;
+  let eyeMarks = "";
+  if (eyes === "plain") eyeMarks = `<line x1="${cx - 13}" y1="${ey}" x2="${cx - 6}" y2="${ey}" ${stroke(2)}/><line x1="${cx + 6}" y1="${ey}" x2="${cx + 13}" y2="${ey}" ${stroke(2)}/><line x1="${cx - 14}" y1="${ey - 6}" x2="${cx - 5}" y2="${ey - 7}" ${stroke(1.2)}/><line x1="${cx + 5}" y1="${ey - 7}" x2="${cx + 14}" y2="${ey - 6}" ${stroke(1.2)}/>`;
+  else if (eyes === "visor") eyeMarks = `<rect x="${cx - 16}" y="${ey - 4}" width="32" height="8" rx="4" fill="${dark}" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="2"/><line x1="${cx - 12}" y1="${ey}" x2="${cx + 12}" y2="${ey}" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="1" opacity="0.5"/>`;
+  else if (eyes === "goggles") eyeMarks = `<circle cx="${cx - 9}" cy="${ey}" r="5.5" ${stroke(2)}/><circle cx="${cx + 9}" cy="${ey}" r="5.5" ${stroke(2)}/><line x1="${cx - 3.5}" y1="${ey}" x2="${cx + 3.5}" y2="${ey}" ${stroke(2)}/>`;
+  else eyeMarks = `<line x1="${cx - 13}" y1="${ey}" x2="${cx - 6}" y2="${ey}" ${stroke(2)}/><rect x="${cx + 5}" y="${ey - 4}" width="10" height="8" rx="1.5" fill="${dark}" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="2"/><line x1="${cx + 7}" y1="${ey}" x2="${cx + 13}" y2="${ey}" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="1"/>`;
+
+  const nose = `<path d="M${cx} ${ey + 4} L${cx - 3} ${cy + 8} L${cx + 2} ${cy + 8}" ${stroke(1.4)}/>`;
+
+  const my = cy + 17;
+  let mouthMark = "";
+  if (mouth === "neutral") mouthMark = `<line x1="${cx - 7}" y1="${my}" x2="${cx + 7}" y2="${my}" ${stroke(1.8)}/>`;
+  else if (mouth === "grim") mouthMark = `<path d="M${cx - 8} ${my - 1} Q${cx} ${my + 3} ${cx + 8} ${my - 1}" ${stroke(1.8)}/>`;
+  else if (mouth === "smirk") mouthMark = `<path d="M${cx - 7} ${my + 1} Q${cx} ${my - 1} ${cx + 8} ${my - 3}" ${stroke(1.8)}/>`;
+  else mouthMark = `<rect x="${cx - 12}" y="${my - 7}" width="24" height="15" rx="4" fill="${dark}" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="2"/><line x1="${cx - 12}" y1="${my}" x2="${cx - 22}" y2="${my - 4}" ${stroke(1.5)}/><line x1="${cx + 12}" y1="${my}" x2="${cx + 22}" y2="${my - 4}" ${stroke(1.5)}/><circle cx="${cx}" cy="${my}" r="2" fill="${ink}"/>`;
+
+  let extraMark = "";
+  if (extra === "earpiece") extraMark = `<circle cx="${cx + rx - 1}" cy="${ey + 4}" r="3" ${stroke(1.5)}/><line x1="${cx + rx + 1}" y1="${ey + 6}" x2="${cx + rx + 6}" y2="${ey + 14}" ${stroke(1.5)}/>`;
+  else if (extra === "scar") extraMark = `<line x1="${cx - 12}" y1="${cy - 14}" x2="${cx - 4}" y2="${cy + 6}" ${stroke(1.5)}/>`;
+  else if (extra === "collar") extraMark = `<path d="M${cx - 22} 168 L${cx - 8} ${cy + ry + 6} M${cx + 22} 168 L${cx + 8} ${cy + ry + 6}" ${stroke(2)}/>`;
+
+  // light hatch shading down the right cheek
+  const hatch = Array.from({ length: 4 }, (_, i) =>
+    `<line x1="${cx + 6 + i * 3}" y1="${cy - 6 + i * 2}" x2="${cx + 10 + i * 3}" y2="${cy + 10 + i * 2}" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="1" opacity="0.18"/>`).join("");
+
+  const shoulders = `<path d="M22 190 V164 C22 142 48 130 84 130 C120 130 146 142 146 164 V190 Z" fill="${skin}" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="2"/>`;
+
+  return `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 168 190" width="${size}" height="${Math.round(size * 190 / 168)}" role="img" aria-label="${npc?.name ?? "ident"} portrait">
+  <rect x="2" y="2" width="164" height="186" rx="10" fill="${dark}" stroke="${rgba(accent, 0.45)}" stroke-width="2"/>
+  <rect x="2" y="2" width="164" height="16" rx="10" fill="${rgba(accent, 0.18)}"/>
+  <text x="10" y="14" font-family="Roboto Mono, monospace" font-size="9" letter-spacing="2" fill="${rgba(accent, 0.85)}">IDENT</text>
+  ${shoulders}
+  ${extra === "collar" ? extraMark : ""}
+  ${head}${jaw}${hatch}
+  ${hair}
+  ${eyeMarks}${nose}${mouthMark}
+  ${extra !== "collar" ? extraMark : ""}
+  <line x1="10" y1="178" x2="158" y2="178" stroke="${rgba(accent, 0.3)}" stroke-width="1"/>
+</svg>`;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* ITEM ICON — simple black-and-white line-art keyed to the OTEM category.    */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+export function itemIconSVG(item, { size = 120, accent = "#9fb0c4" } = {}) {
+  const ink = "#e9eef4";
+  const dark = "#0d1117";
+  const s = (w = 2.4) => `fill="none" stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="${w}" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"`;
+  const cat = item?.category ?? "slate";
+  const glyphs = {
+    slate: `<rect x="34" y="24" width="32" height="52" rx="4" ${s()}/><line x1="40" y1="36" x2="60" y2="36" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="40" y1="44" x2="60" y2="44" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="40" y1="52" x2="54" y2="52" ${s(1.6)}/><circle cx="50" cy="68" r="2.2" fill="${ink}"/>`,
+    canister: `<rect x="38" y="26" width="24" height="48" rx="6" ${s()}/><ellipse cx="50" cy="26" rx="12" ry="4" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="38" y1="46" x2="62" y2="46" ${s(1.6)}/><rect x="44" y="18" width="12" height="8" rx="2" ${s(1.6)}/>`,
+    weapon: `<path d="M28 44 H64 V54 H50 L46 64 H40 L42 54 H28 Z" ${s()}/><line x1="34" y1="44" x2="34" y2="38" ${s(1.6)}/>`,
+    chip: `<rect x="34" y="34" width="32" height="32" rx="3" ${s()}/><rect x="42" y="42" width="16" height="16" rx="2" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="38" y1="30" x2="38" y2="34" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="50" y1="30" x2="50" y2="34" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="62" y1="30" x2="62" y2="34" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="38" y1="66" x2="38" y2="70" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="62" y1="66" x2="62" y2="70" ${s(1.4)}/>`,
+    crate: `<rect x="28" y="32" width="44" height="36" rx="3" ${s()}/><line x1="28" y1="50" x2="72" y2="50" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="50" y1="32" x2="50" y2="68" ${s(1.6)}/><circle cx="34" cy="38" r="1.8" fill="${ink}"/><circle cx="66" cy="38" r="1.8" fill="${ink}"/>`,
+    bug: `<ellipse cx="50" cy="52" rx="10" ry="14" ${s()}/><circle cx="50" cy="36" r="5" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="47" y1="32" x2="44" y2="26" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="53" y1="32" x2="56" y2="26" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="40" y1="46" x2="30" y2="42" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="40" y1="56" x2="30" y2="58" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="60" y1="46" x2="70" y2="42" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="60" y1="56" x2="70" y2="58" ${s(1.4)}/>`,
+    component: `<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="14" ${s()}/><circle cx="50" cy="50" r="5" ${s(1.6)}/><g stroke="${ink}" stroke-width="2.4" stroke-linecap="round">${Array.from({ length: 8 }, (_, i) => { const a = i / 8 * Math.PI * 2; return `<line x1="${50 + Math.cos(a) * 14}" y1="${50 + Math.sin(a) * 14}" x2="${50 + Math.cos(a) * 19}" y2="${50 + Math.sin(a) * 19}"/>`; }).join("")}</g>`,
+    relay: `<line x1="50" y1="30" x2="50" y2="70" ${s()}/><rect x="44" y="68" width="12" height="6" ${s(1.6)}/><path d="M40 34 Q50 24 60 34" ${s(1.6)}/><path d="M36 30 Q50 16 64 30" ${s(1.4)}/><circle cx="50" cy="30" r="2.5" fill="${ink}"/>`,
+    kit: `<rect x="30" y="36" width="40" height="30" rx="4" ${s()}/><line x1="42" y1="36" x2="42" y2="30" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="58" y1="36" x2="58" y2="30" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="50" y1="44" x2="50" y2="58" ${s(2)}/><line x1="43" y1="51" x2="57" y2="51" ${s(2)}/>`,
+    drone: `<rect x="44" y="44" width="12" height="12" rx="2" ${s()}/><line x1="44" y1="44" x2="32" y2="32" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="56" y1="44" x2="68" y2="32" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="44" y1="56" x2="32" y2="68" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="56" y1="56" x2="68" y2="68" ${s(1.6)}/><circle cx="30" cy="30" r="4" ${s(1.6)}/><circle cx="70" cy="30" r="4" ${s(1.6)}/><circle cx="30" cy="70" r="4" ${s(1.6)}/><circle cx="70" cy="70" r="4" ${s(1.6)}/>`,
+    key: `<circle cx="38" cy="50" r="10" ${s()}/><line x1="48" y1="50" x2="72" y2="50" ${s()}/><line x1="66" y1="50" x2="66" y2="58" ${s(1.8)}/><line x1="72" y1="50" x2="72" y2="60" ${s(1.8)}/>`,
+    card: `<rect x="28" y="36" width="44" height="30" rx="3" ${s()}/><rect x="33" y="42" width="12" height="14" rx="1.5" ${s(1.6)}/><line x1="50" y1="44" x2="66" y2="44" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="50" y1="50" x2="66" y2="50" ${s(1.4)}/><line x1="50" y1="56" x2="60" y2="56" ${s(1.4)}/>`
+  };
+  const inner = glyphs[cat] ?? glyphs.slate;
+  return `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="${size}" height="${size}" role="img" aria-label="${item?.name ?? "item"} icon">
+  <rect x="2" y="2" width="96" height="96" rx="10" fill="${dark}" stroke="${rgba(accent, 0.45)}" stroke-width="2"/>
+  ${inner}
+</svg>`;
+}
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 /* SITE MAP — a schematic, non-photorealistic sector diagram for the Field   */
 /* Dossier. Numbered nodes (one per location) wired along a route over a     */
@@ -397,3 +504,9 @@ export function portraitDataURI(bpn, opts) {
 export function siteMapDataURI(bpn, opts) {
   return `data:image/svg+xml;utf8,${encodeURIComponent(siteMapSVG(bpn, opts))}`;
 }
+export function npcPortraitDataURI(npc, opts) {
+  return `data:image/svg+xml;utf8,${encodeURIComponent(npcPortraitSVG(npc, opts))}`;
+}
+export function itemIconDataURI(item, opts) {
+  return `data:image/svg+xml;utf8,${encodeURIComponent(itemIconSVG(item, opts))}`;
+}

module/vendor/core/bpn-core.js

@@ -266,36 +266,72 @@ function ucFirst(s = "") {
   return v.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + v.slice(1);
 }
 
-/** Build the cast, OTEM and locations for a briefing. Each entry carries a
- *  player-facing `player` line and a GM-only `gm` secret. */
-function buildDetail(rng, ctx) {
-  const cast = [];
-  // The on-site contact and the reported threat are always part of the cast.
-  cast.push({
-    name: ctx.contactName,
-    role: ctx.contactRole,
-    player: `On-site contact, holding at ${lcFirst(trimEnd(ctx.contactLocation))}.`,
-    gm: pick(rng, DETAIL.npcSecrets)
-  });
-  cast.push({
-    name: ctx.threatLead || "Reported hostile",
-    role: "Designated threat",
-    player: ctx.threatCount || "Hostile lead flagged by command.",
-    gm: ctx.oppositionAttitude ? `Really: ${lcFirst(ctx.oppositionAttitude)}` : pick(rng, DETAIL.npcSecrets)
-  });
-  // Plus two generated supporting NPCs.
-  for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-    const role = pick(rng, DETAIL.npcRoles);
-    cast.push({
-      name: `${pick(rng, TABLES.contactFirstNames)} ${pick(rng, TABLES.contactLastNames)}`,
-      role,
-      player: `${pick(rng, DETAIL.npcDispositions)} ${role.toLowerCase()}. ${pick(rng, DETAIL.npcPlayerNotes)}`,
-      gm: pick(rng, DETAIL.npcSecrets)
-    });
+/** Classify an OTEM name into an icon category for the line-art item icon. */
+function otemCategory(name = "") {
+  const n = String(name).toLowerCase();
+  if (n.includes("slate") || n.includes("data")) return "slate";
+  if (n.includes("canister") || n.includes("sample")) return "canister";
+  if (n.includes("weapon") || n.includes("cache")) return "weapon";
+  if (n.includes("chip") || n.includes("credential")) return "chip";
+  if (n.includes("crate") || n.includes("evidence")) return "crate";
+  if (n.includes("bug") || n.includes("surveillance")) return "bug";
+  if (n.includes("component") || n.includes("prototype")) return "component";
+  if (n.includes("relay") || n.includes("comms")) return "relay";
+  if (n.includes("med") || n.includes("kit")) return "kit";
+  if (n.includes("drone") || n.includes("camera")) return "drone";
+  if (n.includes("key")) return "key";
+  if (n.includes("card") || n.includes("id")) return "card";
+  return "slate";
 }
 
-  const otem = sample(rng, DETAIL.otemNames, 3).map((name) => ({
+/** Build the cast, OTEM and locations. Each NPC is a small character sheet
+ *  (description, significance, appearance + a stable seed for its portrait);
+ *  each item carries a description + category for its line-art icon. Player
+ *  facing fields plus a GM-only `gm` secret. */
+function buildDetail(rng, ctx) {
+  const makeNpc = (i, base) => {
+    const build = pick(rng, DETAIL.npcBuilds);
+    const feature = pick(rng, DETAIL.npcFeatures);
+    const habit = pick(rng, DETAIL.npcHabits);
+    const role = base.role ?? pick(rng, DETAIL.npcRoles);
+    return {
+      seed: `${ctx.seed}::npc::${i}`,
+      name: base.name,
+      role,
+      disposition: base.disposition ?? pick(rng, DETAIL.npcDispositions),
+      appearance: { build, feature, habit },
+      description: `${ucFirst(build)} ${role.toLowerCase()} with ${feature}; ${habit}.`,
+      significance: base.significance ?? pick(rng, DETAIL.npcSignificance),
+      player: base.player ?? pick(rng, DETAIL.npcPlayerNotes),
+      gm: base.gm ?? pick(rng, DETAIL.npcSecrets)
+    };
+  };
+
+  const cast = [
+    makeNpc(0, {
+      name: ctx.contactName,
+      role: ctx.contactRole,
+      disposition: "Cooperative",
+      significance: "The squad's authorised contact on the ground.",
+      player: `On-site contact, holding at ${lcFirst(trimEnd(ctx.contactLocation))}.`
+    }),
+    makeNpc(1, {
+      name: ctx.threatLead || "Reported hostile",
+      role: "Designated threat",
+      disposition: "Openly hostile",
+      significance: "The hostile command flagged as the squad's primary problem.",
+      player: ctx.threatCount || "Hostile lead flagged by command.",
+      gm: ctx.oppositionAttitude ? `Really: ${lcFirst(ctx.oppositionAttitude)}` : pick(rng, DETAIL.npcSecrets)
+    }),
+    makeNpc(2, { name: `${pick(rng, TABLES.contactFirstNames)} ${pick(rng, TABLES.contactLastNames)}` }),
+    makeNpc(3, { name: `${pick(rng, TABLES.contactFirstNames)} ${pick(rng, TABLES.contactLastNames)}` })
+  ];
+
+  const otem = sample(rng, DETAIL.otemNames, 3).map((name, i) => ({
+    seed: `${ctx.seed}::otem::${i}`,
     name,
+    category: otemCategory(name),
+    description: pick(rng, DETAIL.otemDescriptions),
     player: pick(rng, DETAIL.otemPlayerNotes),
     gm: pick(rng, DETAIL.otemSecrets)
   }));
@@ -449,6 +485,7 @@ export function generateBPN(opts = {}) {
   // Expanded detail for the separate player Field Dossier (player lines) and
   // the GM Dossier (secrets). Built last so it can read the resolved cast.
   const detail = buildDetail(rng, {
+    seed,
     contactName: bpn.contact.name,
     contactRole: bpn.contact.role,
     contactLocation: bpn.contact.location,

module/vendor/core/data/detail.js

@@ -39,6 +39,44 @@ export const DETAIL = {
     "Plans to loot the site the moment the shooting starts.",
     "Is the actual target the GM is steering the mission toward."
   ],
+  npcBuilds: [
+    "tall and gaunt", "short and wiry", "broad and scarred", "lean and twitchy",
+    "heavyset and unhurried", "compact and precise", "stooped and tired", "rangy and restless"
+  ],
+  npcFeatures: [
+    "a battered breather mask", "a mirrored visor", "a shaved, tattooed scalp",
+    "a long oilcloth coat", "a crude augmetic eye", "cropped iron-grey hair",
+    "a jaw brace and old burns", "corporate-neat hair and a dead stare",
+    "a hood pulled low", "a wired earpiece they keep touching"
+  ],
+  npcHabits: [
+    "never stops watching the exits", "talks too fast when cornered",
+    "keeps one hand near a concealed weapon", "quotes regulations at everyone",
+    "won't make eye contact", "smiles at exactly the wrong moments",
+    "flinches at every comms burst", "counts the squad's gear without thinking"
+  ],
+  npcSignificance: [
+    "Holds the access the squad needs to move at all.",
+    "Knows the layout better than the map command supplied.",
+    "Can vouch for the squad — or burn them with one word.",
+    "Is the only working line back to the contact.",
+    "Controls who gets in and out of the site.",
+    "Has eyes on the objective right now.",
+    "Is the loose thread the whole job hangs on.",
+    "Will be the first casualty if things go loud."
+  ],
+
+  /* ---- item descriptions ---- */
+  otemDescriptions: [
+    "Standard-issue casing, non-standard contents — somebody went to trouble over this.",
+    "Looks ordinary until you notice the tamper seals have been replaced twice.",
+    "Heavier than it should be, and warm to the touch.",
+    "Marked with a department code that was retired years ago.",
+    "Scuffed and field-worn, clearly passed through several hands.",
+    "Pristine, sealed, and very obviously expensive.",
+    "Jury-rigged from three other things that were never meant to meet.",
+    "Quiet now, but the indicator light says it is still doing something."
+  ],
 
   /* ---- OTEM (items & equipment) ---- */
   otemNames: [

module/vendor/render/bpn-render.js

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  crestSVG, bannerSVG, portraitSVG, siteMapSVG,
-  crestDataURI, bannerDataURI, portraitDataURI, siteMapDataURI
+  crestSVG, bannerSVG, portraitSVG, siteMapSVG, npcPortraitSVG, itemIconSVG,
+  crestDataURI, bannerDataURI, portraitDataURI, siteMapDataURI, npcPortraitDataURI, itemIconDataURI
 } from "../art/bpn-art.js";
 
 function esc(value) {
@@ -125,18 +125,34 @@ export function briefHTML(bpn, { art = true, artMode = "inline" } = {}) {
    are cleared to know, with a schematic site map. The GM-only secrets for the
    same entries live in the GM Dossier. */
 
-function castRow(n) {
-  return `<div class="bpn-detail-item">
-    <div class="bpn-detail-item__name">${esc(n.name)}</div>
-    <div class="bpn-detail-item__role">${esc(n.role)}</div>
-    <div class="bpn-detail-item__line">${esc(n.player)}</div>
+/** A simple NPC character-sheet card: portrait, who they are, why they matter. */
+export function npcCardHTML(npc, { artMode = "inline", accent = "#9fb0c4" } = {}) {
+  const art = artMode === "img"
+    ? `<img src="${npcPortraitDataURI(npc, { size: 168, accent })}" alt="${esc(npc.name)}">`
+    : npcPortraitSVG(npc, { size: 168, accent });
+  return `<div class="bpn-npc-card">
+    <div class="bpn-npc-card__art">${art}</div>
+    <div class="bpn-npc-card__body">
+      <div class="bpn-npc-card__name">${esc(npc.name)}</div>
+      <div class="bpn-npc-card__role">${esc(npc.role)} · ${esc(npc.disposition)}</div>
+      <p class="bpn-npc-card__desc">${esc(npc.description)}</p>
+      <div class="bpn-npc-card__sig"><span class="bpn-label">Why they matter</span>${esc(npc.significance)}</div>
+    </div>
   </div>`;
 }
 
-function otemRow(o) {
-  return `<div class="bpn-detail-item">
-    <div class="bpn-detail-item__name">${esc(o.name)}</div>
-    <div class="bpn-detail-item__line">${esc(o.player)}</div>
+/** A simple item card: line-art icon, what it is, a description. */
+export function itemCardHTML(item, { artMode = "inline", accent = "#9fb0c4" } = {}) {
+  const art = artMode === "img"
+    ? `<img src="${itemIconDataURI(item, { size: 120, accent })}" alt="${esc(item.name)}">`
+    : itemIconSVG(item, { size: 120, accent });
+  return `<div class="bpn-item-card">
+    <div class="bpn-item-card__art">${art}</div>
+    <div class="bpn-item-card__body">
+      <div class="bpn-item-card__name">${esc(item.name)}</div>
+      <p class="bpn-item-card__desc">${esc(item.description)}</p>
+      <div class="bpn-item-card__note">${esc(item.player)}</div>
+    </div>
   </div>`;
 }
 
@@ -163,11 +179,11 @@ export function fieldDossierHTML(bpn, { artMode = "inline" } = {}) {
     <div class="bpn-body">
       <section>
         <h2 class="bpn-section__title">Cast on the Ground</h2>
-        <div class="bpn-detail-list">${bpn.cast.map(castRow).join("")}</div>
+        <div class="bpn-card-grid">${bpn.cast.map((n) => npcCardHTML(n, { artMode, accent: c.accent })).join("")}</div>
       </section>
       <section>
         <h2 class="bpn-section__title">OTEM · Items &amp; Equipment</h2>
-        <div class="bpn-detail-list">${bpn.otem.map(otemRow).join("")}</div>
+        <div class="bpn-card-grid bpn-card-grid--items">${bpn.otem.map((o) => itemCardHTML(o, { artMode, accent: c.accent })).join("")}</div>
       </section>
       <section>
         <h2 class="bpn-section__title">Key Locations</h2>

styles/bpn-render.css

@@ -350,6 +350,54 @@
 .bpn-sitemap { margin-bottom: 12px; }
 .bpn-sitemap svg, .bpn-sitemap__img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 10px; }
 
+/* NPC + item cards */
+.bpn-card-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 12px;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
+}
+.bpn-card-grid--items { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); }
+
+.bpn-npc-card, .bpn-item-card {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bpn-panel-2), var(--bpn-panel));
+  border: 1px solid var(--bpn-line);
+}
+.bpn-npc-card { grid-template-columns: 96px 1fr; }
+.bpn-item-card { grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr; align-items: start; }
+
+.bpn-npc-card__art { width: 96px; }
+.bpn-item-card__art { width: 72px; }
+.bpn-npc-card__art svg, .bpn-npc-card__art img,
+.bpn-item-card__art svg, .bpn-item-card__art img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 8px; }
+
+.bpn-npc-card__name, .bpn-item-card__name {
+  font-family: var(--bpn-head);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bpn-accent) 24%, var(--bpn-text));
+}
+.bpn-npc-card__role {
+  font-family: var(--bpn-mono);
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--bpn-muted);
+  margin: 2px 0 6px;
+}
+.bpn-npc-card__desc, .bpn-item-card__desc { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--bpn-text); }
+.bpn-npc-card__sig .bpn-label { margin-bottom: 2px; }
+.bpn-npc-card__sig { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--bpn-text); }
+.bpn-item-card__note { font-family: var(--bpn-mono); font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--bpn-muted); }
+
+@media (max-width: 480px) {
+  .bpn-npc-card { grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr; }
+  .bpn-npc-card__art { width: 72px; }
+}
+
 /* ===================== GM DOSSIER ===================== */
 
 .bpn-dossier .bpn-doc { box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55); }