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My thoughts on this are twofold. As a player, I fundamentally agree that it would be nice if the books were less definitive and written more from the perspective of a scribe.

As a DM, I think this is potentially a much larger project than anticipated and would need a system in place for volunteers to write new books or change existing books, as well as staff willing to take the time to oversee the entire project. Would it be possible? Yes. But it would take time to set up, write up, and go through before implementing or re-implementing.

You cannot choose what the caster level is as it is a base Neverwinter Nights function that caster levels on consumables are preset. The NWN wiki lists these caster levels on the respective pages for each crafting feat, but that obviously does not have our custom spells limited. We currently do not have that information listed on our wiki that I am aware of which means that you'll have to do a bit of trial and error or find existing examples of those spells (be it in shops or drops).

Divine Seeker is a very cool class idea with a lot of stuff to it. But it has pretty undeniable issues with it. It's been mentioned before that there's discussions, but I don't think the answer will be as simple as adjusting the stealth bonus unfortunately.

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GSID: Jonathan Bonathan Jovial

DM Name: aDM Jon Bon Jovi

Discord ID: Stehl

Timezone: Eastern US Timezone

Availability: Any day I don't have something planned. This is mostly going to be related to any plots I'm currently running/participating as a player, but I do tend to try to keep Friday or Saturday open each week. This is not set in stone, so please ask.

Preferred number of Players: Flexible, though the more people there are the slower the pace will go as I try to respond to everybody.

Preferred Length of Quest: 2-3 hours per session. I'd prefer for plots to take multiple sessions, but I'm not against running shorter ones or ad hocs.

Thematic Styles and Specialties:
My specialty is digging into the subject to the best of my ability. I don't care what it is, I want to write it properly for everybody's benefit.
Character interactions. I'd like for NPCs to stick with people, be it the ones you're working with, the antagonists, or the people who make up the scene.
History. Inquiring minds just got to know!
Political themes. help i like grand scale and small scale stuff
Philosophical themes. If I make your characters question things, I've done my job.
Gods and their servants. From the mightiest divinity to their lowliest servant, Forgotten Realms is a setting tied to the gods. Exploring their interactions, no matter how small, can be fun.
Legends and folk-tales. From the sad ghost at the lake to the story of the defeat of the mighty jabberwocky, it's all fun.
Assorted stuff and things. Just ask!

Wishes to Avoid:
OOC Drama of any sort. I have a low tolerance for this and while I will endeavor to foster an environment that naturally will not lead to issues, it's not fair to anybody to have to routinely put out fires or endure them.
Excessive IC drama/friction. While I understand and enjoy strife in the party or within the plot, there is a definite limit. tl;dr if a plot npc gets mad, you might not be staying in the plot.
Excessive grimdark. I'm happy to wade into subjects that make us all feel like crap, but I prefer offering a way out of it too. I like my stories having their bright spots to them despite it all.
Non-engagement. Please don't sign up and just go through the motions so you can get a shiny thing at the end. I want to tell stories that can be looked upon fondly by everybody involved and while your character may not need to be the life of the party, I will happily provide opportunities for you to exercise your player agency.

Recurring Plotlines:
Pages of History: In theory, these will be loosely related plots that feature a group with Candlekeep associations. While the themes of what they try to uncover might shift drastically, this is ultimately intended to be an Indiana Jones-ish series with action, revelations, and character interaction along with plenty of opportunities to dig up the truth yourself.

Current Quests:
PoH; Knights of the Way: Lost over 400 years ago, the Knights of the Way protected southwestern Cormyr until vanishing abruptly.

Miscellaneous Notes:
I am perfectly open to dialogue about things, please contact me if you want to talk anything over.

We all make mistakes and I will work to make mine right. But I can't always know I've made one so don't hesitate to let me know if I've bungled something.

If my DMing style doesn't mesh with you, that's fine. I'm happy to adjust things where I can but there's also no shame in saying that it's simply not for you. This is a hobby we do for fun and feeling chained to something you're not enjoying isn't fair to you. I will not be offended and can work out a reason why your character is departing the plot in a way that's hopefully satisfying for all involved.

There's a difference between blaming and giving feedback. And rosters are often locked by the time more people get around to noticing. Again, having to refresh frequently on a forum is not going to be people's preferred daily activity. I personally appreciate the effort going into things and that there's ongoing stuff that's more frequent than fresh stuff. Still, what people have noted is true; that there's a consistent set of people who are used to the system getting into things far more often before roster locks happen. I feel that what happens is that people see slots being filled and going into reserves, then don't bother saying they'd like in. Personally, I almost never see a quest roster that isn't full very, very quickly. Is that on me for not checking more often? Yeah, it is. Does that make it not an issue? That's not my call.

I've legitimately never been able to get into a quest outside of the chapter ones which are organized in a different matter save for one that wasn't a forum sign-up but instead spawned via a one-shot that turned into a full-fledged plot line. Every single quest on the forums fills up well before I can get in and it feels awful to be locked out of things because I didn't hit refresh on the forums every fifteen minutes. It's more like trying to get tickets that sell out very, very quickly than anything else.

Even if there's a drought, it feels exacerbated by the way things are handled overall as opposed to individually.