diff --git a/packages/web/src/Replay.svelte b/packages/web/src/Replay.svelte
index c0234f0..3e08af7 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/Replay.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/Replay.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   import FirstPerson from "./fpv/FirstPerson.svelte";
   import { untrack } from "svelte";
   import { humanize } from "./net.svelte";
+  import { tokenArt } from "./art";
   import { scheduleFx, type BoardFx } from "./fx";
   import { fpFxForEvents, type FpFx } from "./fpv/fx3d";
   import { castRay, edgeMid } from "./fpv/raycast";
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@
   );
   const atEnd = $derived(idx >= steps.length - 1);
 
+  /** The acting wizard's standee, shown beside their words. */
+  const actorArt = $derived.by(() => {
+    const p = step.view.players.find((x) => x.id === step.actor);
+    return p ? tokenArt(`wizard-${p.colorIndex}`, "players") : null;
+  });
+
   // The reel draws the same sight line the live table shows for an LOS
   // attack in progress, so a replay-watcher can see how a spell reached them.
   const sightTrace = $derived(stackSightTrace(step.view));
@@ -517,22 +524,41 @@
     comp.width = 1280;
     comp.height = 720;
     const g = comp.getContext("2d")!;
+    const faces = new Map<string, HTMLImageElement>();
+    const faceFor = (src: string): HTMLImageElement | null => {
+      let img = faces.get(src);
+      if (!img) {
+        img = new Image();
+        img.src = src;
+        faces.set(src, img);
+      }
+      return img.complete && img.naturalWidth > 0 ? img : null;
+    };
     let compRaf = 0;
     const drawComp = () => {
       g.imageSmoothingEnabled = false;
       g.drawImage(cv, 0, 0, 1280, 720);
       g.imageSmoothingEnabled = true;
-      // The caption bar: who did what, in the reel's own words.
+      // The caption bar: who did what, in the reel's own words — their
+      // standee at the left.
       g.fillStyle = "rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.78)";
       g.fillRect(0, 720 - 96, 1280, 96);
+      const face = actorArt ? faceFor(actorArt) : null;
+      const textX = face ? 110 : 28;
+      if (face) {
+        g.drawImage(face, 24, 720 - 96 + 14, 68, 68);
+        g.strokeStyle = "#43331f";
+        g.lineWidth = 2;
+        g.strokeRect(24, 720 - 96 + 14, 68, 68);
+      }
       g.fillStyle = "#e0b34a";
       g.font = "600 22px Oswald, sans-serif";
-      g.fillText(step.actor.toUpperCase(), 28, 720 - 60, 400);
+      g.fillText(step.actor.toUpperCase(), textX, 720 - 60, 400);
       g.fillStyle = "#efe8d4";
       g.font = "21px 'Courier Prime', monospace";
       const said = lines.slice(0, 2);
       if (said.length === 0) said.push("…considers the maze.");
-      said.forEach((line, i) => g.fillText(line, 28, 720 - 32 + i * 26, 1224));
+      said.forEach((line, i) => g.fillText(line, textX, 720 - 32 + i * 26, 1224 - (textX - 28)));
       // The colophon corner.
       g.fillStyle = "rgba(224, 179, 74, 0.6)";
       g.font = "600 20px Oswald, sans-serif";
@@ -611,12 +637,15 @@
       {/if}
     </div>
     <div class="replay-caption">
-      <strong>{step.actor}</strong>
-      {#each lines as line, i (i)}<div>{line}</div>{/each}
-      {#if lines.length === 0 && !step.chat?.length}<div>…considers the maze.</div>{/if}
-      {#each step.chat ?? [] as c, i (i)}
-        <div class="reel-talk">💬 {c.player}: {c.text}</div>
-      {/each}
+      {#if actorArt}<img class="caption-face" src={actorArt} alt={step.actor} />{/if}
+      <div class="caption-lines">
+        <strong>{step.actor}</strong>
+        {#each lines as line, i (i)}<div>{line}</div>{/each}
+        {#if lines.length === 0 && !step.chat?.length}<div>…considers the maze.</div>{/if}
+        {#each step.chat ?? [] as c, i (i)}
+          <div class="reel-talk">💬 {c.player}: {c.text}</div>
+        {/each}
+      </div>
     </div>
     <div class="replay-controls">
       <button onclick={() => { playing = false; idx = Math.max(0, idx - 1); }} aria-label="previous move">◀</button>
@@ -707,7 +736,19 @@
     font-size: 0.78rem;
     line-height: 1.45;
     min-height: 3.4rem;
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.6rem;
+    align-items: flex-start;
   }
+  .caption-face {
+    width: 44px;
+    height: 44px;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    border: 1.5px solid #43331f;
+    flex: none;
+  }
+  .caption-lines { min-width: 0; }
   .replay-controls .speed {
     font-size: 0.75rem;
     opacity: 0.7;