=== ToME Skills System === One of the big differences between standard "Vanilla" Angband and ToME is the implementation of a skill system where the player can choose what skills they shall improve as their character progresses. As such, many abilities such as spell casting, fighting and trap disarming *do not* increase automatically - the player must choose to use skill points to improve those abilities. This gives the player the chance to tailor a character to suit their playing style with a lot more flexibility than has existed with a fixed progression system in the past. However, not all types of players are able to gain skills to the same degree; while a fighter can learn some magic, he's unlikely to become as good at it as a mage can. So the amount of skill points required to raise a skill to the next level vary according to the starting "type" of character. You can also spend skill points in "one-off purchase" Abilities. The Skills Menu Each time a character gains a level of experience, you receive 6 skill points to spread around as you wish. To use these skill points, you need to access the skills menu ("G" for both keysets). This opens up a long list of abilities that can be improved. The menu may look something like this: ToME Skills Screen Enter to develop a branch, up/down to move, right/left to modify, ? for help