Not really an answer, but Josh recently acknowledged the opacity of some mechanics during the developer commentary videos, saying there is much from under the hood that needs to be communicated more clearly to players.
Yeah you can see Justin seated in the video, in the shot of them waving. At least I assume that's the Deadfire team. No GSG that I could see.
Man I am excite for this project.
I wondered that, too. One of my favorite bits from the old D&D Dragonlance novels was when the god Paladine took the form of a befuddled mortal wizard, literally setting events in motion.