I ditched the recip roof; I concluded that the interior wall/ceiling mating would cover much of it, plus that a 'focus' point would look better offset toward the entrance/foyer (there is a vaulted area here, now). Lastly that it would require really long rafter elements, worse than they are now.

I figured the supporting rafters need to be heavy, I'm considering running the jacks over them to also tie into the next parallel rafter, so the load immediately dissipates a bit wider. Also planning to tie the outer roof rafters to the interiors, but more to support the interior than to carry tension loads between the walls.

If the plate height is constant (ideal for constructing bents, I would think) how would the varying height of the rafters interface?

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