[Christopher R. Rice]

The real issue here is that you are using magic to be better at magic. You're doing in relatively safety what should be done with difficulty. Why would anyone ever take Ritual Adept if they could simply save up mana for later? No, the more I think about it the more I think it needs a solution that isn't tied up in the mechanics of the magic system. I think some variation of paut or raw magic is probably in order in most cases.