Maybe I'm misremembering (or it has changed), but I thought you could start with Expert in skills. I found it a bit difficult to find clarification in the book. I'm not happy with the slow pace of skill increases for everyone not-a-rogue if this is the case. Ranger and Bard can start with tons of trained skills, but after that it's dreadfully slow. Being able to start with Expert in skills would help reduce the feeling of a skill dam with no regulator. Also, maybe Rogues have too many skill allocations.
