How is Cthangband different from Angband?

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Cthangband has developed a great deal of differences from Angband. Here are some of the more important:

Skills: Instead of having levels and classes, every Cthangband character has skills of varying value. Skills are improved by using them, although there are limits. As far as can be enforced, the use has to be realistic, and each dungeon level has a limit on how far a skill can be raised there.
Races: There are many more races available, with different characteristics. Most have some sort of racial power they can use by paying mana, chi, or hit points, and some get other benefits when their racial power skill is high enough. (The equivalent of Angband's Dunadan or Zangband's Amberite is the Great One.)
Templates: There are no character classes per se, but there are a selection of character templates. Templates help define starting skill levels and equipment (which may include bound spirits), and how fast the character can advance in various skills. Templates have very little effect at the end of the game, since a character can acquire any desired skill during the game. (The best equivalent to Angband's Fighter class is Gladiator, although Swashbuckler is also a good choice.)
Wilderness: There are multiple dungeons (and towers) in a wilderness. To win, eliminate all guardian monsters, not just one or two. There are also multiple towns with differences between them.
Speed: Speed has been broken down, so that a ring of speed affects movement speed only, not combat abilities. Items in belt pouches may be used very fast, high-level mages can cast low-level spells very fast, and skilled fighters can hit foes very fast. (The Ringil-equivalent is still a very good weapon, but not a no-brain choice.)
Hermetic Magic: This is the main successor to Angband magic. It comes in four schools, Necromancy, Conjuring, Thaumaturgy, and Sorcery, and each spell is of type Animae, Naturae, Vis, or Corporis. Each school has four spellbooks available (two in shops, two only in the dungeon or black market). The skill for an individual spell is the average of the caster's skill in that school and skill in that type. There is one skill to determine Mana, and this also determines the number of spells that may be learned. Hermetic mages should have good Intelligence, and should not wear gloves that do not confer free action or enhance dexterity.
Mindcrafting: This is the use of psychic powers. There are only a few mindcrafting powers, but they increase in power with Mindcrafting skill. Mindcrafting does not require books, or anything else carried around, but the wearing of any headgear (except Wisdom-boosting or providing ESP) hinders it. Mindcrafting powers get their power from Chi, similar to but separate from Mana, and Mindcrafters need good Wisdom.
Hedge Magic: This involves carrying certain charms around to cast rather low-powered cantrips from. Each charm has its own cantrips. Charms are not permanent, but will disintegrate with a failed casting, and possibly even with a successful one. There is no real governing characteristic, but witches with high Intelligence cast cantrips more reliably.
Spirit Magic: This involves making pacts with spirits and asking them for favors. There are four "life" spirits and four "wild" spirits of differing power, and making pacts with them involves losing points in some characteristics. This is the only way to get powerful healing magic. Shamans need to have good Charisma.
Martial Arts: This is an alternative form of fighting monsters. To use Martial Arts, wear light armor (the limit starts at 10 pounds, and goes up with skill), and do not wield a weapon. Martial Artists gain some armor class for each piece of armor not used, and move increasingly quickly as they gain skill. Their bodies become deadly weapons, capable of inflicting great damage.