Rare Spells?

[Shadowfoot]

The Faction Guide indicates some spells are rare. What defines a rare spell? Are the spells in APG and UM freely available for clerics etc., to use? Can wizards use these sources when learning spells as they go up levels.

[Adam Moorhouse 759]

rare cantrips is all I can find on the subject. And no, wizards cannot take these as free spells.

[wraithstrike]

It depends on the GM, but as for the rules...

Quote:

Spells Gained at a New Level: Wizards perform a certain amount of spell research between adventures. Each time a character attains a new wizard level, he gains two spells of his choice to add to his spellbook. The two free spells must be of spell levels he can cast. If he has chosen to specialize in a school of magic, one of the two free spells must be from his specialty school.

There is no restriction to the core book in this instance.

Clerics also have no restriction to the core book.

Quote:

A cleric casts divine spells which are drawn from the cleric spell list.

[Adam Moorhouse 759]

Rare spells aren't a core rulebook thing, and they specifically state that they are an exception.

The page I linked wrote:

Spellcasters that gain access to all 0-level spells at 1st level do not gain access to rare cantrips. A spellcaster gains access to rare cantrips only by uncovering their secrets in some other way.