I am playing another run through Baldurs Gate(1). I find it refreshing to have to read through and figure out quests on my own instead of being lead to the quest by some sort of tracking system. Anyways, I was thinking it would be a neat idea if Obsidian considered a scribing skill. A higher scribing skill will give a bit more detail in the journal about the quest. Thoughts? It could be a fun little non-combat skill.

Like the other "immersive journal" suggestion I have to disagree.

 

The journal needs to be functional. Allowing you to recap what to do by reading it. Adding several layers to it by 'scribing' might lead with

1) too much info

2) too little info

3) too much work for developers in general trying to work out a fine balance they otherwise can just ignore for one entry