Dumb question, but how is a party leader going to know if you are lying if you say "yes, I have 5/5 Shijin Spiral" but in reality you only have 3/5... or even 1/5. The max multiplier is 85% and min is 73%. With enemy defenses and randomness thrown in, I wouldn't think it would be THAT noticeable. Especially considering they don't know how much dex you have at any given time. I guess my point is, if you are worried about elitists not inviting you for not having maxed merit WS just lie about it. No party leader should be that picky anyway, and it will not make the difference between winning and losing Tojil. If it does, you are deficient in other areas.