Ritual Path Magic Questions

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by Ser Biffy Clegane

1) If I'm doing the calculations right, he should have a net score of 13 in all paths, right? IQ 15 + 2 Thaumatology +1 for Natural Caster -> Thuamatology 18, for a default of 12 in each path, +1 again for Natural Caster?

Ignoring the max, the default would still be 12. Talents only apply once when calculating defaults (and then only if the final skill would benefit).