Class Skill Bonus query

[Nargath]

I'm having a debate with my DM about the creation of a Bard 1 / Cleric 1, specifically the class skill bonus and what triggers it.

Stealth is a Bard class skill, but it is cross-class for a Cleric. I did not put a rank in Stealth at first level (the Bard level), yet I put a rank in to Stealth at second level (the Cleric level). When the DM looked it over, he told me the Stealth rank on my Cleric level should have the +3 bonus, as it is a class skill due to the previous class.

Now, I know 3.5 didn't work that way, but I haven't read anything too concrete about this ruling in PF. Is the DM right though? Does having a previous skill as a class skill mean that that skill will be considered a class skill going forward in to other classes that might have the same skill as cross-class?

It's not a major bone of contention, just an interpretation of the rules that could use correcting :)

[Crimson Jester]

IIRC it does give you the +3 bonus

[Black Tom]

I'm with your DM on this one. "If you select a level in a new class, all of its class skills are automatically added to your list of class skills, and you gain a +3 bonus on these skills if you have ranks in them." (Beta, p. 52) To me that means that any skill that is either a bard or a cleric class skill is a class skill to you from now on.

[Nargath]

Aaaaaand of course, I just re-read that passage as well, and for some reason, that line never clicked.

I think the confusion was that I never took that line in, and the excel sheet I use breaks the skill allotment down by class (and level), rather than just a group of your class, and cross-class, skills.

Thanks for the info guys, muchly appreciated. Now to go crawling back to my DM :) Looks like I'm designated snack-bringer for a few sessions!