diff --git a/html/js/render/assetPacks.js b/html/js/render/assetPacks.js
index e2116eb..f6be266 100644
--- a/html/js/render/assetPacks.js
+++ b/html/js/render/assetPacks.js
@@ -136,17 +136,24 @@
         'original': {
             id: 'original',
             label: 'Original Tiles',
-            tileset: { url: 'assets/kenney/roguelikeSheet.png', tile: 16, spacing: 1 },
+            // The game's ORIGINAL tileset (html/tiles.png, 32px, no spacing) — the exact tiles the
+            // ROT instructions + waiting screens use, so the free pack IS the classic look. Grid
+            // coords = the legacy pixel coords / 32 (see options.js tileMap).
+            tileset: { url: 'tiles.png', tile: 32, spacing: 0 },
             tiles: {
-                floor: [5, 2],      // wood floor
-                floor2: [6, 2],     // stone accent
-                wall: [13, 12],     // masonry
-                door: [37, 9],
-                entrance: [37, 9],
-                exit: [37, 9],
-                treasure: [42, 15],
-                torch: [50, 10]
-                // No furniture kinds → bar/keg/table/chair/shelf/barrel/crate/rug fall back to floor.
+                floor: [0, 0],
+                floor2: [32, 0],    // alt/dirt floor
+                wall: [2, 1],       // stone brick wall
+                door: [1, 0],       // wooden door
+                entrance: [0, 1],
+                exit: [1, 0],
+                treasure: [30, 0],  // $W gold coin
+                torch: [32, 1],
+                // Classic entities too (the tiled renderer prefers a pack's player/monster tile over
+                // the sprite when present) — the blue-robe @ hero and the green ~ goblin.
+                player: [2, 0],
+                monster: [31, 1]
+                // No furniture kinds → tavern furniture falls back to floor (bare, as intended).
             }
         },
         'roguelike-interior': {
diff --git a/html/js/render/tileRenderer.js b/html/js/render/tileRenderer.js
index ccf9574..db920b8 100644
--- a/html/js/render/tileRenderer.js
+++ b/html/js/render/tileRenderer.js
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@
             // characters through), falling back to a red orb only if the sprite is unavailable.
             if (e.kind === 'monster') {
                 drawEntityShadow(ctx, e.x * cell + cell / 2, e.y * cell + cell * 0.9, cell * 0.32, cell * 0.13);
+                // Prefer the active pack's monster TILE (e.g. the Original pack's ~ goblin) so a
+                // classic tile pack renders classic; else the character sprite; else a red orb.
+                var mCoord = useAtlas ? pickVariant(tmap.monster, e.x, e.y) : null;
+                if (mCoord) { atlas.draw(ctx, mCoord[0], mCoord[1], e.x * cell, e.y * cell, cell); continue; }
                 var mAvatar = e.avatar || 'char-goblin';
                 if (window.RK && RK.avatarVisuals && RK.avatarVisuals.drawTopdownWorld) {
                     var mv = RK.avatarVisuals.resolve({ avatar: mAvatar }, { projection: 'topdown', context: 'dungeon', entity: e });
@@ -230,6 +234,12 @@
             }
             // Character-like entity: soft ground shadow, then the sprite (or fallback circle).
             drawEntityShadow(ctx, e.x * cell + cell / 2, e.y * cell + cell * 0.92, cell * 0.34, cell * 0.14);
+            // In the DUNGEON, prefer the active pack's player TILE (Original pack's @ hero) over the
+            // sprite so a classic pack is fully classic. The tavern keeps character sprites.
+            if (scene.isDungeon && (e.you || e.kind === 'player') && useAtlas) {
+                var pCoord = pickVariant(tmap.player, e.x, e.y);
+                if (pCoord) { atlas.draw(ctx, pCoord[0], pCoord[1], e.x * cell, e.y * cell, cell); continue; }
+            }
             // Roguelike character sprite, or premium animated skin; else the fallback circle.
             if (window.RK && RK.avatarVisuals && RK.avatarVisuals.drawTopdownWorld) {
                 var visual = RK.avatarVisuals.resolve(e.appearance || { avatar: e.avatar }, {