TABLES OF APTITUDES
The following three tables describe all aptitudes of the various species
for the various skills. These are not necessary for winning in Crawl,
neither explicit nor implicit. The qualitative information behind this
sheet (i.e., which species is good at which tasks) can be obtained in
two other, less sophisticated ways:
- Read the species section in the manual about strengths and weaknesses.
- Look at which combinations of species and background are recommended
(lightgrey).
If you consider figuring out such things yourself to be fun, stop
reading now. Otherwise, just go ahead.
-5 abysmal aptitude
-4 terrible aptitude (learning half as fast as at 0 aptitude)
-3 very poor aptitude
-2 poor aptitude
-1 slightly disfavoured aptitude
0 standard aptitude
+1 slightly favoured aptitude
+2 strong aptitude
+3 very strong aptitude
+4 outstanding aptitude (learning twice as fast as at 0 aptitude)
+5 exceptional aptitude
Please note that many things affect how quickly a character will
actually learn a skill. Thus, the numbers below are good enough for
comparisons among species, but not necessarily among skills.
There are three special values: HP, MP and Experience:
- The HP and MP values indicate the percentages of hit points and magic
points that are gained per level. 0 is the Human standard, -1 is 10%
fewer points, +1 is 10% more points, etc.
- The Experience value indicates how much experience has to be earned in
order to gain a new level. +1 is the Human standard, and all other
species (apart from Halfling and Kobold) are slower. These values use
the same scale as the skill aptitudes.
The abbreviations used for the skills are:
General skills, Experience Melee and Ranged Combat Spellcasting and Magic
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Arm - Armour Fgt - Fighting Spc - Spellcasting
Ddg - Dodging SBl - Short Blades Coj - Conjurations
Sth - Stealth LBl - Long Blades Hex - Hexes
Shd - Shields M&F - Maces & Flails Cha - Charms
Axs - Axes Sum - Summonings
Inv - Invocations Pla - Polearms Nec - Necromancy
Evo - Evocations Stv - Staves Trl - Translocations
UC - Unarmed Combat Trm - Transmutations
Thr - Throwing Fir - Fire Magic
HP - hit points Slg - Slings Ice - Ice Magic
MP - magic points Bws - Bows Air - Air Magic
Exp - experience Crb - Crossbows Ear - Earth Magic
Poi - Poison Magic
Arm Ddg Sth Shd Inv Evo HP MP Exp
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Human 0 0 +1 0 +1 +1 0 0 +1
Centaur -3 -3 -3 -3 +1 0 +1 -1 -1
Demigod -1 -1 0 -1 NA 0 +1 +2 -2
Demonspawn -1 -1 0 -1 +3 +1 0 0 -1
Draconian NA -1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 0 -1
Black NA -1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 0 -1
Green NA -1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 0 -1
Grey NA -1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 0 -1
Mottled NA -1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 0 -1
Pale NA -1 0 0 +1 +2 +1 0 -1
Purple NA -1 0 0 +1 +2 +1 0 -1
Red NA -1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 0 -1
White NA -1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 0 -1
Yellow NA -1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 0 -1
Deep Dwarf +1 +1 +3 +1 +3 +4 +2 0 -1
Deep Elf -2 +2 +3 -2 +1 +2 -2 +3 -1
High Elf -1 +1 +2 -1 +1 +1 -1 +2 -1
Felid NA +3 +4 NA 0 +2 -4 +2 -1
Gargoyle +1 -2 +2 +1 +1 0 -2 0 0
Ghoul -1 -1 +2 -1 +1 0 +1 -1 0
Halfling -2 +2 +4 +1 +1 +2 -1 0 +1
Kobold -2 +2 +4 -2 +1 +3 -2 0 +1
Merfolk -3 +3 +2 0 +1 +1 0 0 0
Minotaur +2 +1 -1 +2 0 0 +1 -2 -1
Mummy -2 -2 -1 -2 -1 -1 0 0 -1
Naga -2 -2 +5 -2 +1 +1 +2 0 0
Octopode NA 0 +4 0 +1 +2 -1 0 0
Ogre -2 -1 -1 -1 +1 -1 +3 0 0
Hill Orc +1 -2 -1 +1 +3 +1 +1 0 0
Spriggan -3 +4 +5 -3 0 +4 -3 +3 -1
Tengu +1 +1 +1 0 -1 +1 -2 +1 0
Troll -2 -2 -4 -2 -1 -2 +3 -2 -1
Vampire -2 +1 +5 -1 -1 0 0 0 -1
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Arm Ddg Sth Shd Inv Evo HP MP Exp
Fgt SBl LBl M&F Axs Pla Stv UC Thr Slg Bws Crb
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Human 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centaur 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 +3 +1 +3 +1
Demigod -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
Demonspawn 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
Draconian +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Black +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Green +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Grey +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Mottled +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Pale +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Purple +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Red +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
White +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Yellow +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Deep Dwarf -1 -1 0 0 +1 -1 -1 -1 -1 +1 -3 +1
Deep Elf -2 0 -1 -3 -2 -3 0 -2 +1 -2 +1 -1
High Elf 0 +2 +2 -2 -2 -2 0 -2 +1 -2 +3 0
Felid 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA 0 NA NA NA NA
Gargoyle +1 -1 -1 +1 -1 -1 +1 +1 0 -1 0 0
Ghoul +1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 +1 -1 -1 -1 -1
Halfling -1 +3 0 -2 -1 -3 -2 -2 +3 +4 +2 -1
Kobold +1 +3 -2 0 -1 -2 -1 0 +3 +2 -1 +2
Merfolk +1 +2 +1 -2 -2 +4 -2 +1 0 -2 -2 -2
Minotaur +2 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 0 +1 +1 +1
Mummy 0 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2
Naga 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
Octopode 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ogre +3 -4 -3 +3 -3 0 -1 -1 +1 -3 -3 -3
Hill Orc +2 0 +1 +1 +3 +1 -1 +1 0 -1 -1 -1
Spriggan -2 +1 -2 -3 -2 -3 -3 -2 +1 +2 +2 0
Tengu 0 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 0 +1 +1
Troll -2 -2 -2 -1 -2 -2 -2 0 -1 -4 -4 -4
Vampire -1 +1 0 -2 -1 -1 -2 +1 -2 -2 -2 -2
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Fgt SBl LBl M&F Axs Pla Stv UC Thr Slg Bws Crb
Spc Coj Hex Cha Sum Nec Trl Trm Fir Ice Air Ear Poi
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Human -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centaur -3 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -2
Demigod -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
Demonspawn -1 0 0 -1 0 +1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0
Draconian -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Black -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2 -2 0
Green -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2
Grey -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 +2 0
Mottled -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0
Pale -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 +1 0 0
Purple +1 0 +1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 +2 -2 0 0 0
White -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 +2 0 0 0
Yellow -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deep Dwarf -2 -1 -2 -1 -1 +1 +1 -1 -1 -1 -3 +3 -2
Deep Elf +3 +1 +3 +4 +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 0 +1 +1
High Elf +1 +1 0 +2 -1 -2 +1 +1 0 0 +2 -2 -2
Felid -1 -1 +4 +2 0 0 +4 +1 -1 -2 -1 -2 -1
Gargoyle -1 +1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -1 -2 0 0 -2 +2 0
Ghoul -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 -2 +1 -2 +1 0
Halfling -3 -2 -1 +1 -1 -2 +1 -4 0 0 +1 0 -1
Kobold -1 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0
Merfolk -1 -2 0 +1 0 -2 -2 +3 -3 +1 -2 -2 +1
Minotaur -4 -3 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -2 -3 -3 -3 -2 -3
Mummy -1 -2 -1 -2 -2 0 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2
Naga -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +3
Octopode -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2
Ogre +1 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3
Hill Orc -3 0 0 -1 0 0 -2 -3 +1 -1 -2 0 -1
Spriggan +2 -3 +2 +4 -2 -1 +4 +3 -2 -2 -1 -1 0
Tengu -1 +3 -3 -2 +2 +1 -2 -2 +1 -1 +3 -3 0
Troll -5 -3 -4 -4 -3 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -1 -3
Vampire -1 -3 +4 +1 0 +1 -2 +1 -2 0 0 0 -1
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Spc Coj Hex Cha Sum Nec Trl Trm Fir Ice Air Ear Poi
