Trying to understand how an Arcane Trickster Rogue works with regards to spell selection. In the Player's Handbook, page 98, it says (emphasis mine):
You know three 1st-level wizard spells of your choice, two of which you must choose from the enchantment and illusion spells on the wizard spell list.
Then it goes on to say:
The spells known column of the arcane trickster spell casting table shows when you learn more wizard spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must be either an enchantment or illusion spell of your choice.
Can I have spells of the other types starting at level 3 or not?
If I can only cast spells from any school at 8th level, what are the acceptable types of spells that I start out with (besides mage hand)?
Best Answer
The Arcane Trickster rogue's Spellcasting feature says:
The arcane trickster (generally) chooses from the Wizard spell list, inferred from above, and generally must make those choices from the enchantment or illusion schools. There are exceptions, both to the school-limitation and to the wizard-limitation:
So the spells you're choosing at leveling-up are always from the wizard list, mostly enchantments and illusions. But you can steal a spell from any list.