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Faces
Published by InterQuest
CD-Rom software for Windows '95 and Macintosh; $49.95
Real life often blesses gamers with handy tools for their hobby. The drafting and graphic arts industries have graciously provided us with all sorts of devices and techniques that enrich our gaming experience. Now we get to steal from the police.
InterQuest has created a software package for law enforcement agencies to facilitate the creation and communication of composite pictures. The user interface is an incredibly easy to use point and click configuration. The software, called Faces, is available for Macintosh and Windows operating systems, and retails for $49.95 (US). Depending upon your gaming needs, it can be worth every penny.
Faces has a library of almost 4,000 facial features. The combination of features is impressive; faces will have different head shapes, necks, eyes, eyebrows, eye lines, mustaches, beards, forehead lines, sunglasses, hairstyles, hats, lips, and chin lines. That said, when a GM starts churning out pictures of non player characters to wow and amaze his players, some features seem to pop up a lot. In particular, my players and fellow GMs have found that the choices of hair styles could stand to be expanded. There are a number of choices, including various lengths and genders, plus options for balding, afros, and hats, but there are only about a dozen choices for short male hairstyle. Depending on the choice of jaw shape, beard choices may be somewhat limited, . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: November 17, 2000
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