[Knarfling]

Class changing is somewhat different in Wiz 7/Wiz Gold. The only class that is not available on Wiz 7 is the gadgeteer. That was a new class in Wiz 8. Much like Wiz 8, everything depends on how many points you have in which stats. Unlike Wiz 8, however, there were many ways to increase your stats. When you leveled, random stats were increased and automatically assigned. If I saved before a fight, and during the fight I went up enough exp to level, then my stats were automatically assigned. going back to the save and doing the same fight might produce different stat. One time I might get +1 to Str and +1 to Vit and another time, from the exact same fight, I might only get +1 to Int.

(I realize that I am rambling, so let me get back to the point.) It is possible to have the elit classes from the very beginning, depending on the random roll of your bonus points. (I know people that managed to get the fairy ninja in the beginning, but it required a large number of bonus points that were very rare.) Often, if you did not like the bonus points or the Karma that was assigned, you just deleted the character and started over.

You could change professions at any time. Just go to the inventory screen, click on the portrait and choose "Profession." A list of all the professions that you can change to are listed. If yours stats are not high enough to make the minimum requirements for that class, is will not be listed.

I have rambled a bit, but I hope this helps.

Knarfling