ANd yay for fixing lore bards - thank you so much
Yay, that they fixed it for new bards, but not so yay that I had to respec to get back the proficiencies I had previously chosen. It wasn't a pleasant surprise to discover (while exploring a highly trapped portion of the Grymforge) that Larian had decided to second guess me and remove my Lore bards Sleight of Hand proficiency.
