Cross-train

Version 0.15: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

All weapon skills crosstrain with at least one other weapon skill. Experience invested in the main skill gives a direct experience bonus to the secondary skills, as long as the main skill is of a higher level. The following weapon skills crosstrain with each other:

• Short Blades and Long Blades
• Maces & Flails and Axes
• Polearms and Axes
• Staves and Polearms
• Staves and Maces & Flails

In addition, the ranged combat skills Throwing and Slings also crosstrain.

Effect

In practice, this allows characters who specialize in a weapon type early on to diversify their arsenal by the mid- or late-game, should they come across an attractive weapon.

History

Prior to 0.15, crosstraining gave an aptitude bonus to the secondary skills, rather than a direct experience bonus.