@CrystalAppleI'm going to be honest. The more we talk about this, the less I'm understanding what you want this magic to be. Every post you make, it seems like you want it to be something else. So, I'm going to attempt to understand this one more time. Explain it in simple terms and a few sentences.
Ritual magic empowers spells he already knows, at a cost of a bit of time, and using no more mana? Yet, you'd essentially be casting
two spells simultaneously? The Arcane Magic and the Ritual Magic? (Or does the Ritual magic somehow not rely on the Arcane magic at all?)
That is my current understanding of it. If that's not it, then I apologize, but I can't go accepting this magic the way you're currently describing it. As to me, it seems like you keep changing what exactly you want for this magic, and it still seems rather poorly balanced.
For one, I think you've done a rather poor job of doing just that - explaining it - and it could cause some headaches further down the road for people. That's the problem you've had through all of this, is that you are still failing to clearly state what the limits of this magic are, and to clearly state what it does.
So again, I apologize but this magic is too convoluted, complicated, and not clearly explained enough for me to accept. Go take a look at the other CS's and their skills and magic. Each one more or less clearly states what their magics and skills are capable of, their limitations, and how they're more or less used.
@HawlinI saw the CS before you threw it out, and I'll go ahead and say I quite like this character~
Since the other RPers beat me to it, I don't have to tell you about the physical skills~
I have no problems with him then once you make those changes. The fact he's more of a ranger-mage is quite evident, I think, and while his sword skills are lacking at the moment since he's focusing more on marksmanship and magic, there will definitely be time for him to become more experienced and pick up more skills in all areas later~