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Ah, thank you for confirming that for me -- I must admit, I felt rather silly when i realized it was not an either/or kind of thing, but thank you guys so much for the help! Still absolutely loving the series so far, though, and I haven't had so much fun playing a game like this since I went through the Might & Magic series

I think i understand now actually -- the # of coins listed is ALSO paid when training in addition to the skill point, so they are not exclusive..?

Thank you guys for the quick replies, but I think I may not have been clear in my question. I am in the training screen while in the training room in Silvar, and I have no idea what I click or do on the training screen to raise my stats or skills (for example cave lore) in exchange for the given number of coins. The fact that i cannot raise them using skill points is unsurprising given that i've none left over after my last level, but shouldn't I be able to raise them using the number of coins listed? I have over 100 at this point and yet I can't raise a single skill even in the training room....?

How does one do this? I am playing the first two games. Next to where the skill point cost is for each skill is listed a cost to increase it with coins, but I cant seem to figure out how to train my characters in this way. Help! Am i misunderstanding or missing something? Thanks! Absolutely loving the series by the way