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Template hub

Choose the token format before you choose the border

This hub splits token pages by real use case: face-first portraits, grid-aligned markers, tactical counters, encounter monsters, and transparent asset packs.

Treat this directory like a decision board, not a flat list. Every page below is written to answer a different token-format question, so visitors can self-select the right shape and styling logic before they ever open the editor.

Formats

5 page models

Each template page now targets a distinct tabletop job instead of repeating the same shell.

Decisions

Shape first

The hub emphasizes board context, readability, and archive strategy before ornament.

Path

Compare -> choose -> launch

Visitors can contrast formats here, then jump into the editor with an appropriate preset.

Best for character portraits, NPC heads, and classic VTT avatar circles.

Circle Token Maker

Choose the circular setup when identity needs to resolve in a split second and the portrait itself does most of the work.

Best at

  • DnD character portraits
  • NPC tokens with readable faces

Avoid when

  • The image needs to preserve wide props, shoulder armor, or banners.
  • The table layout is strongly square-grid and visual alignment matters more than portrait focus.
Open pageLaunch preset

Best for transparent PNG libraries and minimalist token sets.

Transparent Token Maker

Use the transparent route when the token should sit cleanly on the map instead of announcing its frame.

Best at

  • Minimalist portrait tokens
  • Premium marketplace asset packs

Avoid when

  • You need strong border language to encode role or faction.
  • The art requires a decorative frame to feel finished.
Open pageLaunch preset

Best for grid-aligned markers, sci-fi portraits, and handout style tokens.

Square Token Maker

Use the square page when edge detail carries meaning and the token has to cooperate with rigid map grids.

Best at

  • Square grid battlemaps
  • Portraits with visible shoulders, hats, or weapons

Avoid when

  • The token is only about facial recognition and should disappear into a battle map quickly.
  • You want soft round silhouettes that read as classic fantasy avatars.
Open pageLaunch preset

Best for hex maps, strategy overlays, and board-game style counters.

Hex Token Maker

Pick the hex route when the token behaves more like a tactical counter or area marker than a portrait chip.

Best at

  • Hex crawls and regional movement maps
  • Unit counters and terrain markers

Avoid when

  • You are building a portrait-first social cast with lots of faces.
  • The source art only works as a centered headshot.
Open pageLaunch preset

Best for encounter prep, creature libraries, and reusable bestiary sets.

Monster Token Maker

This page is for encounter readability first: drama, threat, and fast distinction between hostile groups.

Best at

  • Encounter packs for GMs
  • Undead, fiend, and beast portrait sets

Avoid when

  • The token is for friendly social NPCs or player party portraits.
  • The map already contains loud color accents and heavy borders would overcompete.
Open pageLaunch preset

What changes when the format changes

The point is not cosmetic variation. Shape choice changes crop discipline, border density, export size, and how the token behaves in live play.

TemplatesPrimary useBest atAvoid when

Circle Token Maker

Best for character portraits, NPC heads, and classic VTT avatar circles.

Hero portraits that need instant face recognition on cluttered battle maps.

DnD character portraits

The image needs to preserve wide props, shoulder armor, or banners.

Square Token Maker

Best for grid-aligned markers, sci-fi portraits, and handout style tokens.

Sci-fi and modern portraits with visible uniforms, helmets, or weapons.

Square grid battlemaps

The token is only about facial recognition and should disappear into a battle map quickly.

Hex Token Maker

Best for hex maps, strategy overlays, and board-game style counters.

Hex crawls, strategy overlays, and wargame-adjacent tables.

Hex crawls and regional movement maps

You are building a portrait-first social cast with lots of faces.

Monster Token Maker

Best for encounter prep, creature libraries, and reusable bestiary sets.

Bestiary building for recurring creature libraries.

Encounter packs for GMs

The token is for friendly social NPCs or player party portraits.

Transparent Token Maker

Best for transparent PNG libraries and minimalist token sets.

Premium PNG libraries intended for many different VTT backgrounds.

Minimalist portrait tokens

You need strong border language to encode role or faction.