the buff does NOT count when working out stats at level up time no
so if your character puts in Volos eye their stats remain as they where when you level up... after level up your stats return to + 1 char and -1 intel [it makes a difference to what spells / feats you can pick if you have even stats at level up]
We can't be sure that other potential buffs in the full game will behave the same way.
I think this post has merit, because if nothing else, one of the developers might at least think to check if all the buffs are set correctly.
But thanks for the info on the eye.
I played early access two years ago and even if I remember how it was then, I have no guarantee that they haven't changed it since then.
