Abomination:
Transform -> This Curse
Rage -> Maul
Slam -> Swat
Notes: I wanted to emphasize the power of the Abomination’s beast form skills in a more flowery way, since Rage was a fairly generic name. I changed Slam to Swat to give more of an impression of the effortlessness of the Abomination’s strength – he’s swatting an enemy away like a fly. I wanted Transform to be Unleash, but since the same skill brings you in and out of beast form it didn’t really make sense, so instead I just changed it to a name emphasizing his burden as a cursed being.

Antiquarian:
Protect Me -> Protect Me!
Trinket Scrounge -> Excavation
Notes: Not much here, just wanted to emphasize the sacredness of the Antiquarian with the exclamation point on Protect Me! and the hero’s archaeological background with Excavation.

Arbalest:
Sniper Shot -> Sniper’s Bolt
Bola -> Heavy Bola
Sniper’s Mark -> In My Sights
Notes: Just spicing up two of her more boring ability names and giving the mark a more unique flavor.

Bounty Hunter:
Mark for Death -> Marked for Death
Uppercut -> Sucker Punch
Finish Him -> Finish Him!
This is How We Do It -> How It’s Done
Tracking -> Ace Tracking
Scout Ahead -> I’ll Scout Ahead
Notes: A little bit of flavor that was easily added to the mark and Finish Him. For Uppercut, it always felt out of place with the rest of BH’s kit, so I changed the name to something that both emphasized the stunning aspect and fit in with the rest of his “bag of tricks, anything to get my mark” ability set. For camping skills, This is How We Do It has always been silly since it only affects BH, so now it’s a skill showing the party how a professional does the job. Tracking has also got a nice little adjective to show the skill of the BH. I’ve given a bit of flavor to Scout Ahead, as well.

Crusader:
Stunning Blow -> Pommel Bash
Battle Heal -> Stand Behind Me
Zealous Speech -> Fervent Speech
Zealous Vigil -> Unfaltering Vigil
Notes: Spiced up Stunning Blow, changed Battle Heal to something that more emphasized the protective nature of the Crusader – this works much better with my Rebalance mod where the skill also guards though. I might remove it from this mod if that’s the desire. Besides that, I just removed the, ahem, overzealous use of zealous from the camping skills.

Grave Robber:
Pick to the Face -> Pick to the Face!
Lunge -> Cocky Lunge
Shadow Fade -> Now You See Me…
Thrown Dagger -> Dead Center
Pilfer -> Sticky Fingers
Notes: For the GR I wanted to focus on her somewhat brash/arrogant and humorous personality. Shadow Fade is now more playfully named, same with adding the exclamation to PttF. Adding the word Cocky to Lunge should show how she’s making a risky maneuver for extra damage, but also moving herself forward/into danger. Thrown Dagger gets a less boring name, and the camping skill Pilfer gets a Classic Rock reference name to match Night Moves.

Hellion:
Wicked Hack -> Bitter Hack
Bleed Out -> Stuck Pig
Battle Trance -> Berserker Trance
Sharpen Spear -> Hone Glaive
Notes: Not a ton here. I wanted to change Wicked Hack since the Highwayman has Wicked Slice. I also wanted to differentiate Bleed Out from If It Bleeds a little more, and emphasize the brutality of it. The name is idiomatic though, so if you’re unfamiliar with the phrase it might miss the mark. For camping skills I wanted a good place to show the Hellion’s berserker nature, and a trance fits. I also spiced up Sharpen Spear, especially since she uses a glaive and not a spear technically.

Highwayman:
Pistol Shot -> Between the Eyes
Grapeshot Blast -> Grapeshot Barrage
Tracking Shot -> Steady Hand
Notes: Mostly flavor. Barrage is a cooler way to talk about a spread of shots, and Between the Eyes both emphasizes the Highwayman as a crack-shot marksman and the skill as a hard hitting, hard critting attack (also way more interesting than just Pistol Shot). Tracking Shot always rubbed me the wrong way since it doesn’t make a lot of sense (he shoots them and the bullet tracks them for further shots?), so I changed it to Steady Hand. Still a little weird that he fires a shot with the move, but it’s a nice little pun that both shows he has a cool hand (and head) and serves as the verbal “he steadies his hand”.

Houndmaster:
Hound’s Rush -> Sic ‘Em!
Notes: Just wanted to give Hound’s Rush a cooler and more thematic name.

Jester:
Dirk Stab -> Face the Music
Harvest -> Tough Crowd!
Slice Off -> Sharp Wit
Inspiring Tune -> Lighthearted Ditty
Notes: This will probably be the most controversial set of changes I’ve made. I felt like the Jester’s damage moves were fairly generically-named, and didn’t do much for his court fool/bard archetype. I’ve renamed them with music puns both to emphasize his performer nature and show that he’s kind of a Joker-esque sadistic comedian. I could totally see these rubbing people the wrong way since they’re so different, and don’t really tell you much about the ability by name, but let’s be honest – did Harvest really tell you that much more, other than it sounding like it would do damage? I’ve also given Inspiring Tune a more flavorful name.

Leper:
Revenge -> Resignation
Intimidate -> Rattle
Notes: Only two changes. I like most of the Leper’s base ability names, they’re short and sweet, yet poignantly poetic. I changed Revenge because spite/vindictiveness seems out of character for him – he’s stoic and reserved. Instead, the ability focuses more on his resignation of his condition/mortality. He lowers his guard and swings hard and accurately, no longer worrying about protecting himself. I also wanted to give Intimidate a cooler name, and settled on Rattle – he’s rattling the target, demoralizing and shaking them to their core with either his unshaking resolve or his horrific disfigurement.

Man-at-Arms
Crush -> Crushing Blow
Bellow -> Deafening Bellow
Defender -> Vanguard
Command -> Veteran Command
Bolster -> Bolster Formation
Tactics -> Seasoned Tactics
Instruction -> Adept Instruction
Notes: Pretty much just flavor for all of these, wanted to emphasize the MAA’s status as a veteran commander as well as a capable and frightening soldier in his own right.

Occultist:
Weakening Curse -> Withering Curse
Vulnerability Hex -> Penumbral Hex
Abandon Hope -> Abandon All Hope
Dark Ritual -> Aphotic Ritual
Dark Strength -> Dark Pact
Notes: Mostly just spicy synonyms. Penumbral Hex was designed under the influence of my rebalance mod, where the ability gives your party +dmg in darkness, rather than a dodge debuff on the marked target, but it’s not terribly out of place as is.

Plague Doctor:
Noxious Blast -> Noxious Mist
Battlefield Medicine -> Check-up
Emboldening Vapours -> Smelling Salts
Disorienting Blast -> Smoke Bomb
Experimental Vapours -> Experimental Treatment
Notes: I spiced up Noxious Blast, and gave Battlefield Medicine a punny little name to emphasize the Plague Doctor’s status as, well, a doctor. Same with Experimental Treatment. Smelling Salts is another name designed with my rebalance mod, where the ability also clears stuns. It’s still not terribly out of place on its own, in my opinion. I’m not very happy with Smoke Bomb, I’d prefer a wordier equivalent but couldn’t find one. I did want to show the PD also utilizing smoke instead of just poisonous vapor though, to show her holistic knowledge of chemical reactions and such.

Vestal:
Mace Bash -> Holy Cudgel
Dazzling Light -> Glittering Dawn
Divine Grace -> Divine Intervention
Divine Comfort -> Heavenly Warmth
Hand of Light -> Hand of Radiance
Bless -> Anoint
Chant -> Steadfast Chant
Pray -> Desperate Prayer
Notes: Just wording it up and replacing overused words.