I have just started messing around with learning runs for CT and I'm curious as a newbie how bad is it when I mess up the rng manipulations early on? Should I just reset and try again or can I push forward?

I've found very little information on safety strats based on messing up the rng

I've been following cronokirby's 100% walkthrough video which has been super helpful btw

Only Masa requires RNG manip early on, you can easily do any other fight/boss. After Magus you would need to reload to regain rng for the harder bosses

Our discord is a better place to ask questions than here: https://discord.me/johnny