I know there are some works in progress for adjusting quest dialog to match up with incorrect group size and level range. If it's not known, The Captian says he's looking for more men when the group size actually does fit the requirement, but someone is too high of a level.

And the captian not hiring a good wizard...bah! :P

"I'm sorry, you're too competent and skilled to perform this important task for me. I refuse to hire you. I demand poorly trained and equipped adventurers who will get eaten."

The OOC message is there for a reason, trying to justify OOC concerns in an IC way is something I'd rather avoid.

Well, if he did hire competent people, then he'd have to pay them after.