I was wondering what kinds of ideas people have for using magic too speed up learning times for skills and learned merits.

Ideas I have had are using body control too need fewer breaks when working out, and preventing overexertion. Another would be using mind 3 repeatedly too temporarily learn a skill to practice with in the hopes it will bleed over.

I am most interested in tricks that use low levels of arcana, as its new mages who often need the most help in raising skills and merits.

Just which kind you find most exciting to think about

So this is probably a gonzo idea, but I saw a thread that I can't find that asked something like "what if all supernaturals just used Disciplines?" This was a reference to how in many Vampire Core books, the other supernaturals get described in Vampire terms rather than their own. Other game lines do similar things. They paint broad strokes (usually describing a bit of common antagonists and then giving a few powers that fit their nature), but it is an interesting question to look at.

However, I had an odd idea. What if we took power sets from one supernatural type and...