Hi, silveroak
She wouldn't have had the opportunity, for whatever reason. Or because it's expensive, and has to be done within the context of the saga, etc. Some Magic beings that grant virtues don't have an use for them (Unaging), so they wouldn't necessarily use it on themselves
If you rule that "Grant Characteristic" cannot be done to herself, then I will not sink those points of the character into that power (Major virtue + minor virtue + skill points). You may dislike this workaround, and as Storyguide you have final say, but I chose it because
a) it depends on her and not others (who may or may not cast the stat-raising spell), the Cult of Heroes?
b) those spells get expensive, both in terms of vis/who can cast them/warping (can't count on another character, like Evandrus or eventually Camilla deciding to use them, they might not even get along!)
c)It's hardly Heroic to go the shop and pay for them, even if you earned the cash with great Bravery.
d)some of the powers that the Ritual grants cannot be replicated Hermetically
e)the Mystery Cults route or the Quest/fruit route to get Virtues for the Ungifted are a losing proposition. You always need to take Flaws, combine this with a long term saga, where warping will also happen to such a character through LR, and it will quickly (well, quicker than most) accumulate too many Flaws to be playable or enjoyable.
Stats: I posted the process: started with -3 Str, +3 Dex, +3 Sta, -3 Quik, -3 Int, +1 Per, +3 Comm, +3 Pre . That right there is +7 points, which is what all characters start with. Blood of Heroes/Cult of Heroes allows you to get +1 to a negative stat for each 10 levels of magic items you sacrifice. Redcap starts with 50, magic items gives you 25, so I traded 70 levels for +7 to negative stats, 3 went to Quik, 3 to Int, 1 to Str, thus final stats:
-2 Str, +3 Dex, +3 Sta, 0 Quik, 0 Int, +1 Per, +3 Comm, +3 Pre
If you don't mind I will rework the character and have it ready some time tomorrow. It can enter in 1109 or whenever.
[i]*edited: removed Ritual Power / Variable Power Virtues / Restricted Power Flaw, substituted by Magic items (can be taken more than once), Affinity with Area Lore, Mythic Characteristic: Presence, Unaging Virtues/ [strike]Lesser malediction equivalent to Visions Flaw.[/strike] Slow Power to Flight power, since lesser Malediction is equivalent to (Minor, General), not Minor, Story, Supernatural)
Moved skills around: had 77 points to spread, got an extra 5 from Area Lore Mediterranean as affinity paid for 5, so 82 : returned Warding and sihr to 12 (64 spent), , returned Penetration to 2 (10 spent), bought Stealth (5 spent), put the extra 3 (which turned into 4 with affinity) on Mediterranean.
Used 20 further levels from magic items to turn Str from -2 to 0. Now have 10 levels unused.
Story will change just a bit. When you can take a look, silveroak please do so, and tell me if you spot something else that needs changing, whether it is approved, and then I'll try to insert her in the Google drive spreadsheet.[/i]
