OK, at long last here's Viola's advancement log, with revisions back through 1228:
1228
Winter: Sits amidst the petrified men in her lab and studies Muto from Transformation (+20=80 [12]).
Spring: Searching for a singer to translate Calliope’s song, ends up in a faerie regio for most of this season and next, where she assists a faerie version of Gykia, the Heroine of Chersonesus, to kill her treacherous husband and his band of invaders, then awaits the end of the story, when Gykia fakes her own death to test the inhabitants’ vow to bury her within the city’s walls, triggering the opening of the exit from the regio when the citizens fail to do so. Adv.: Black Sea Lore +5=10 (1); Faerie Lore +3=65 (4); +2 CP -1 spent = 19
Summer: Returns from the regio with only a month left of the season, and spends that time (mostly around the covenant’s central fountain, since the high aura there can provide a Study Bonus) studying Vim from Analyzing Vis (Quality 12 + 3 [Book Learner] +2 [Study Bonus] / 3, rounded: +6 = 21 [6]), in preparation for learning Aegis of the Hearth.
Autumn: At the tribunal, selects an apprentice, a young half-faerie Greek girl named Chryse. She then travels on to Eleusis to entreat Demeter to aid Halia against Poseidon (this requires a sacrifice of 4 He and 1 An vis). After that it’s a trip to the faerie fair regio to negotiate the purchase of faerie toys, which requires defeating a faerie lady who’s molesting the one useful toymaker. Adv.: Bargain +5=15 (2); Faerie Lore +5=71 (4); +2 CP – 5 spent = 16
Correspondence with Salignus: Faerie Lore, +1=66 (4)
Correspondence with Theodolphus: Magic Theory, +2=204 (8)
Correspondence with Theoros: Magic Theory, +1=205 (8)
Vis Income: 1p Rego and 1p An from the covenant, 6p He from the faerie wine casks.
1229
Winter: Uses a lab text borrowed by Gregorius from the Tremere to “invent” a level 40 version of Aegis of the Hearth (Int +4 + Magic Theory 8 + Aura 5 + Lab General Quality 8 + Rego 9 + Vim 6 = 40). Exp.: Magic Theory, +2=207 (8)
Spring: Studies Vim from Analyzing Vis while sitting in the main (magic) aura rather than in her lab (Quality 12 + 3 [Book Learner] + 2 [Study Bonus] +17=38 [8]).
Summer: Studies Intellego Insights into Insight while sitting in the library (Quality 12 + 3 [Book Learner] + 2 [Study Bonus]: +17=38 [8])
Autumn: Opens Chryse’s Arts; because of Chryse’s Strong Faerie Blood, this requires a lab total of 40 (In 8 + Vi 8 +4 Int + 8 + lab 8 + aura 5 = 41). Exp.: Magic Theory, +2=209
Correspondence with Salignus: Faerie Lore, +1=67 (4)
Correspondence with Theodolphus: Magic Theory, +2=211 (8)
Correspondence with Theoros: Magic Theory, +1=212 (8)
Vis Income: 1p Rego and 1p Te from the covenant, 4p Im from the faerie wine casks.
1230
Winter: Teaches Magic Theory to Chryse (Chryse’s Teaching total is 3 + Apprentices Spec. 1 -2 Com +9 + Lab Spec. 3 = 14). During this season, also brings about the end of the story that transforms the monster in her lab, Halia, to a more benign being. ?
Spring: Studies Spell Mastery of Aegis of the Hearth from Research Notes on the Aegis of the Hearth (Quality 11 + 3 [Book Learner] / 2 [Loose Magic]: +7 = 7 [1]).
Constantine's log requires corrections back through 1226:
1226
Winter: Flits about while Viola studies.
Spring: Accompanies Viola in exploring the temple regio, then begins setting up her lab there. (Train.: Magic Theory, +11=119 [6]).
Summer: Finishes setting up the lab.
Autumn: Assists Viola in enchanting the stove for her lab, after trading her three pawns of Ignem vis for three pawns of his Imaginem.
1227
Winter, Spring, and Summer: Flits about while Viola studies.
Autumn: Accompanies Viola on her trip to Aegea.
1228
Winter: Flits about while Viola studies.
Spring: Accompanies Viola on her trip to faerie regio in Chersonesus; consumes 4 pawns of Ignem vis to enable him to earn Adventure XP’s. Adv.: Second Sight +5=35 (3); Athletics +3=78 (5)
Summer: Flits about in the regio, and then, while Viola studies, at home.
Autumn: Accompanies Viola to the tribunal, Eleusis, and the faerie fair regio; consumers 4 pawns of Ignem to earn XP’s. Adv.: Faerie Lore +5=10 (1); Athletics +5=83
1229
Winter: Helps Viola to develop her Aegis of the Hearth.
Spring: Flits about while Viola studies.
Summer: Flits about while Viola studies.
Autumn: Helps Viola to open Chryse’s arts.
1230
Winter: Flits about while Viola teaches Chryse.
Spring: Flits about while Viola studies.
The only other thing required for these two is a casting roll for the Aegis in Spring 1229 to check for a botch, before Viola has it mastered: 6.
Now i need to update their character sheets. As I said before, I'm thinking of moving them both to a bulletin board format, using tables, which will take a while.
Scott
Not that MT 8 is really a problematic level for a lab assistant.