One of my players has taken levels in the Arcane Savant prestige class following his start as a Wizard. At 2nd level he gains the Esoteric Magic ability:
At each class level beyond 1st, the arcane savant chooses a spell from any class’s spell list and thereafter treats that spell as if it were on the spell list of the base spellcasting class for which he has the most levels; if this base spellcasting class could not normally cast that spell, it is treated as 1 level higher than it is on the original class’s spell list. If he could cast the spell using his base spellcasting class, the spell’s level does not increase. The spell is cast as if its type (arcane, divine, or psychic) were that of his base spellcasting class, and save DCs function as normal for spells of that class. All other restrictions of his normal spellcasting class apply. This ability does not grant other spellcasters special allowance to prepare, cast, or use spell-trigger or spell-completion items of esoteric spells (such as a sorcerer using a cure light wounds scroll prepared by the arcane savant).
He's proposed taking the Greater Angelic Aspect spell:
School transmutation [good]; Level cleric 8, paladin 4, sorcerer/wizard 8
DESCRIPTION
This spell functions like lesser angelic aspect, except you gain low-light vision; darkvision 60 feet; DR 10/evil; immunity to acid, cold, and petrification; resistance to electricity and fire 10; a +4 racial bonus on saves against poison; and protective aura and truespeech as supernatural abilities for the duration of the spell. Also, your wings give you a fly speed of 60 feet with good maneuverability.
Protective aura provides a +4 deflection bonus to AC and a +4 resistance bonus on saving throws against attacks made or effects created by evil creatures to anyone within 20 feet. Otherwise, it functions as a magic circle against evil and a lesser globe of invulnerability, both with a radius of 20 feet.
Truespeech allows you to speak with any creature that has a language, as though using the tongues spell.
Since the spell is already on his Wizard spell list, he's able to add the Paladin version of the spell to his class' spell list as a 4th level rather than 8th level spell. From the reading of the rules, this seems a legit approach. Am I missing something? His main purpose is to use this as a party buff; granting everyone within 20-feet +4 deflection to AC, +4 resistance to all saves, protection from evil, and lesser globe of invulnerability. All that while enjoying a slew of bonuses himself, along with flight and truespeech to boot. Pretty darned awesome for a fourth level wizard spell; no?
Yep. What's the rules question? : )
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As often happen I would like to give a kick in the back to the one that wrote that description, as it is extremely convoluted and unclear wen reading it the first time.
But yes, as written the ability allow him to take a version of a spell with a different spell level from another spell list if it already exist in his spell list and use it at the spell level it has in the other list.
Essentially it is a authorization to poach all the spell lists for useful spell he will cast with at lover spell level.
Spell lists with 4 or 6 levels of spells are a great hunting ground for that.
Protective aura: note that apparently there is no way to voluntary suppress the protective aura, so that lesser globe of invulnerability effect can become a nuisance