If you plan out your Imbuing and use the high end ingredients first, you generally will do fine. Where you get caught, is re-Imbuing an item to change a property that requires high end ingredients and you only have a 20% chance. The Forge in Ter Mur gives a small bonus without requiring Queens Points. The 15000 points allow you to use the Queen’s Forge. Being a Gargoyle also gives you a bonus. I would say any bonus is helpful, but it’s not a game changer. With today’s items, a newbie character can go out and kill Toxic Sliths, which is the fastest way to get to 15000.