Alright so I'm trying for early entry into Shadowcraft Mage. Does the following work
Requirements
Race: Gnome.
Skills: Bluff 4 ranks, Hide 4 ranks.
Feats: Spell Focus (illusion).
Spells: Able to cast at least three illusion spells, including at least one shadow spell of 4th level or higher.
Stonehunter Gnome
6 Flaws
1st lvl: Heighten Spell, Earth Sense, Earth Spell, Easy Meta magic(Heighten), Practical Meta magic(Heighten), Spell focus Illusion, Apprentice (criminal)
1st lvl Gnome Illusionist specialist (UA variant) Wizard w/Gnome Illusionist Racial Sub lvl
Silent Image = 0 Level Spell
Heighten Silent Image to 4th level - 1st +1 from Earth Spell, +1 Easy Meta magic, +1 Practical Meta magic
You heighten a silent image to 3rd lvl using a 1st lvl slot because of the Easy Meta and Practical Meta... Because of Earth spell it considered a 4th lvl spell.
UA Illusion variant gives Hide in class
Apprentice (criminal) gives Bluff in class
Gnome Illusionist sub lvl gives Silent image as a 0 lvl spell.
I believe this works... that would qualify me for Shadow Craft Mage at 1st lvl.
If I waited until 3rd lvl I would only need 4 flaws instead of 6... I wouldn't need Practical Meta or Dragonborn... and I would have an extra Feat slot.
What do you think... does this work? I believe that a combo like this could be used for Beguiler at 3rd lvl for early entry also.