Skill titles

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Your character will be given a skill title based on his current skill set. To determine the title, a character's skills are placed into five tiers: Lvl 1-7, 8-14, 15-20, 21-26, and 27. The first skill to reach a new tier will determine your new title. Your title will change again when any skill reaches an even higher tier. In this way, the skill which has been at a tier for the longest is judged to be the best skill (thus, nicknames are sticky). Other skills will have to attain the next tier higher to be considered a better skill. The first skill to reach level 27 will determine your final title.

Skill	Level 1-7	Level 8-14	Level 15-20	Level 21-26	Level 27
Fighting	Skirmisher	Fighter	Warrior	Slayer	Conqueror
Long Blades	Slasher	Carver	Fencer	Foo Blade	Swordmaster
Short Blades	Cutter	Slicer	Swashbuckler	Blademaster	Eviscerator
Axes	Chopper	Cleaver	Severer	Executioner	Axe Maniac
Maces & Flails	Cudgeler	Basher	Bludgeoner	Shatterer	Skullcrusher
Polearms	Poker	Spear-Bearer	Impaler	Phalangite	Foo Porcupine
Staves	Twirler	Cruncher	Stickfighter	Pulverizer	Chief of Staff
Slings	Vandal	Slinger	Whirler	Slingshot	Foo Catapult
Bows	Shooter	Archer	Marksfoo	Crack Shot	Merry Foo
Crossbows	Bolt Thrower	Quickloader	Sharpshooter	Sniper	Foo Arbalest
Throwing	Chucker	Thrower	Deadly Accurate	Hawkeye	Foo Ballista
Armour	Covered	Protected	Tortoise	Impregnable	Invulnerable
Dodging	Ducker	Nimble	Spry	Acrobat	Intangible
Stealth	Sneak	Covert	Unseen	Imperceptible	Ninja
Stabbing	Miscreant	Blackguard	Backstabber	Cutthroat	Politician
Shields	Shield-Bearer	Hoplite	Blocker	Peltast	Foo Barricade
Traps & Doors	Scout	Disarmer	Vigilant	Perceptive	Dungeon Master
Unarmed Combat*	Insei/Ruffian	Martial Artist/Grappler	Black Belt/Brawler	Sensei/Wrestler	Grand Master/Fooweight Champion
Spellcasting	Magician	Thaumaturge	Eclecticist	Sorcerer	Archmage
Conjurations	Ruinous	Conjurer	Destroyer	Devastator	Annihilator
Hexes	Vexing	Jinx	Bewitcher	Maledictor	Spellbinder
Charms	Charmwright	Infuser	Anointer	Gracecrafter	Miracle Worker
Summonings	Caller	Summoner	Convoker	Demonologist	Hellbinder
Necromancy	Grave Robber	Reanimator	Necromancer	Thanatomancer	Foo of Death
Translocations	Grasshopper	Placeless Foo	Blinker	Portalist	Plane Walker
Transmutation	Changer	Transmogrifier	Alchemist	Malleable	Shapeless Foo
Fire Magic	Firebug	Arsonist	Scorcher	Pyromancer	Infernalist
Ice Magic	Chiller	Frost Mage	Gelid	Cryomancer	Englaciator
Air Magic	Gusty	Cloud Mage	Aerator	Anemomancer	Meteorologist
Earth Magic	Digger	Geomancer	Earth Mage	Metallomancer	Petrodigitator
Poison Magic	Stinger	Tainter	Polluter	Contaminator	Envenomancer
Invocations**	Unbeliever	Agnostic	Dissident	Heretic	Apostate
Evocations	Charlatan	Prestidigitator	Fetichist	Evocator	Talismancer

* Title determined by whether your STR or DEX is higher.

** The invocations titles above will be used if the character is currently following no god. A skilled invocations-user will otherwise use the title assigned by their god and piety level, such as "Missionary" for 3-star Beogh.

Certain species/skill combinations result in custom titles:

• Spriggan + 27 Necromancy = "La Petite Mort"
• Elf + 27 Bows = "Master Archer"
• Ogre + Any Spellcasting = "Ogre Mage"
• Felids + Unarmed Combat = "Scratcher", "Gouger", "Ripper", "Eviscerator", "Sabretooth"

External Links

http://git.develz.org/?p=crawl.git;a=blob;f=crawl-ref/source/skills2.cc#l56