I don't mind such house rules, though I do believe people get four bonus points to spend at character creation already.  The promotion bonus to progression seems similar to PoR items that did the same thing I believe, though I'm not sure exactly since I wasn't the author.<br/><br/>We're at the perfect position at the moment to decide what to do about this as the trainees are about to class change, so everyone should chime in on their own thoughts.