And on those new changes, do we have a source for the ability to change starting class details for companions? I was surprised by this given that in the build I played it wasn't possible to change starting class when selecting them as an origin but I guess (1) that may not have been final and (2) Larian might have decided to handle things differently for companions.
But I also wonder if there might be some confusion with hirelings, for whom at the presentation I attended on the morning of the PFH, Swen said there was one for each class, but then said we could use them to create a party of, say, four barbarians, implying that their starting class at least can be changed.
I feel there's plenty of things to be concerned about without getting concerned about possible misinformation as well, so if anyone can point me at what Larian have actually said about companion starting classes that would be appreciated! It doesn't seem to be in that Italian article shared.
"You may call it 'nonsense' if you like, but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!"