[Radek]

Yes - and this has a very important consequence for dual classing.

Once you dual class, your current proficiences are removed temporarily. Until you reach a level higher that the level of your old class, you will be a pure "new class" character without any benefits of the old class. When your level in the new class becomes higher than the level in your old class, all abilities of the old class will be reenabled and you become a dual class character able to take advantage of both his classes. Your abilities will be evaluated on the basis "best of(old class, new class). An example:

If you have a level 8 archer with +++ in long bows and dual to a thief, you will be a pure thief until you reach level 9. Suppose you had invested + in long bows during your thief career. At level 9, you become a dual class archer/THIEF and you get +++ for the bows because +++ = best of(archer, thief) for bows. Since now, you can improve your long bow further (you are an archer now so that you can place 5+ into bows) but the + from the pure thief period is lost.

Always think twice which proficiences to give a future dual class character before dualling!
Try never to place proficiences as shown in the example above!
Always keep in mind that you will be a "pure class" after dualing temporarily - with all restrictions of your new class.

In the orther words, proper placing proficiences for a future dual class character is a bit of science [img]smile.gif[/img] You must select such skills in the old class which will not interfere with your planned new class (under the restrictions of the old class). Then you will dual. Now, you must place proficiences in the skills not selected in the old class. These proficience will not vanish because best of(old class, new class) = best of(0, new class) = new class. But you must keep in mind that you will do it under restrictions of your new class. Finally, you become a dual class, all your abilities will be reenabled, and all your problems become a history [img]smile.gif[/img]