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Which options exist for a Beguiler in an E6 campaign to expand their spell list?

I'm aware of

  • the Beguiler’s own class feature Advanced Learning
  • the feat Arcane Disciple from Complete Divine
  • and the bloodline feats from Dragon Compendium.

Are there any other feats, items or tricks that can help? The character in question is a grey elf.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Found it... PHB 2, page 6-12. \$\endgroup\$
    – Trish
    Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 20:08

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It's a little bit wider than you found:

So, you will have one feat from level 1, one from level 3, and one from level 6 for three in total.

All Bloodline Feats from Dragon Compendium & Dragon Magic have the wording:

Prerequisite: Ability to cast arcane spells without preparation.

On a technicality, Beguiler qualifies, so they can take it, if the GM allows, as they are non-prepared arcane spellcasters. Your level 1 feat is taken.

Next comes the 3rd level class feature:

Advanced Learning (Ex): At 3rd level, you can add a new spell to your list, representing the result of personal study and experimentation. The spell must be a sorcerer/wizard spell of the enchantment or illusion school and of a level no higher than that of the highest-level spell you already know. Once a new spell is selected, it is forever added to your spell list and can be cast just like any other spell on your list.

At earliest at 4th level you are allowed to have 4 Ranks of Knowledge (Religion) as that is not a class skill, so at level 6, you may take Arcane Disciple from Complete Divine, p.79, to gain a whole slew of domain spells.

Prerequisites: Knowledge (religion) 4 ranks, Spellcraft 4 ranks, able to cast arcane spells, alignment matches your deity’s alignment.

Benefit: Add the chosen domain’s spells to your class list of arcane spells. If you have arcane spellcasting ability from more than one class, you must pick which arcane spellcasting ability this feat applies to.

At this point, your level 3 feat is still free. So you have two options:

  • in theory, Extra Spell, Complete Arcane, p. 79. That's the boring option adding one spell to your spells known, but you should in theory take it from your spell list, and you know your whole spell list already - so you might need to negotiate with the DM to add a spell there. Since your 6th level feat will be Arcane Discipline, and your 1st level one is a Dragon Bloodline feat, you can only take this once at best anyway.
  • Mother Cyst, Libris Mortis: The Book of the Dead, p. 28. This is the more exciting option and grants not one but over time 4 spells. You need to raise your Knowledge Religion to 4 anyway for Arcane Discipline, so the 2 ranks prerequisite is "free". You gain the following spells in the end: 1st—necrotic awareness; 2nd—necrotic cyst, necrotic scrying; 3rd—necrotic bloat.

However, there are also items and pacts to populate your spell list a tiny bit more:

  • Knowstones, Dragon Magazine 333, p. 93, add their inscribed spell to your spells known.
  • Runestaffs, Magic Item Compendium, p. 223. They contain specific spells and allow you to cast them using your own spell slots.
  • A Dragonpact under the Rules from Dragon Magic, p. 87, grants a couple of Spelllike Abilities from outside of the spell list at the cost of a spell slot.
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  • \$\begingroup\$ Thank you for answering! In E6 you still gain feats after you've reached level 6. You are not limited to just three feats. \$\endgroup\$
    – Peregrin
    Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 21:10
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Peregrin Extra Spell doesn't add new spells for a beguiler though, and there are no other feats that add spells that I unearthed so far. \$\endgroup\$
    – Trish
    Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 21:40
  • \$\begingroup\$ Yes, maybe there simply aren’t any. Arcane Disciple, which can be taken more than once, is probably the best way to gain access to more spells. Runestaffs and Knowstones only let you cast spells that are on your class spell list, so they are no use for a beguiler… \$\endgroup\$
    – Peregrin
    Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 21:49
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Peregrin mother cyst, dragon pact, and arcane disciplin for any new feat after lvl 6 seems to be the only chance to increase the list then. \$\endgroup\$
    – Trish
    Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 22:15

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