Absolute Beginner, Read the Rules, still confused!

[MunchkinMan]

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The rules state that you can't discard Items just because you want to, and they don't specify that you must discard any Items just because your Class changes. In fact, the rules do say that you can carry (i.e., have in play) any number of small Items, even ones you can't use, which you must turn sideways, so people know that they are not being used. If you change your Class, you need only turn the Items you can no longer use sideways.

As for becoming a Cultist: You can choose to do so willingly, should you end up with one in your hand, but if you are forced to become one, you only do so if one exists in the special discard pile you are supposed to make for discarded cultist cards. If you have a Class already, you must discard it unless you already have Super Munchkin in play, or can play one immediately.