Is there a differentiation between flaws on an item because of True Empowerment and a flaw or backlash that results in a per-day flaw?
For example, Susan the Celestial Mage is casting a 16 ritual item (including a Preserve). One of the rituals flaws, and she gets "Ritual succeeds, target receives a 1/d cloak Necromancy." She then True Empowers an Expanded Enchant (Magic Storm) and the marshal gives her a Cloak Summoned Force as the lasting empowerment. She's used 16 scrolls, but there will be 18 effects (including the Preserve) noted on the tag.
How many total ritual slots are now used? How many of those ritual slots count toward calculating the reagent cost on the extender?
For example, Susan the Celestial Mage is casting a 16 ritual item (including a Preserve). One of the rituals flaws, and she gets "Ritual succeeds, target receives a 1/d cloak Necromancy." She then True Empowers an Expanded Enchant (Magic Storm) and the marshal gives her a Cloak Summoned Force as the lasting empowerment. She's used 16 scrolls, but there will be 18 effects (including the Preserve) noted on the tag.
How many total ritual slots are now used? How many of those ritual slots count toward calculating the reagent cost on the extender?