Rubbish.
It's AL play; the DM has no ability to grant a player extra spells by fiat. Saying "rubbish" doesn't change the rules any.
Rubbish.
I assumed that the Rubbish comment was referring to AL play. I know that's MY viewIt's AL play; the DM has no ability to grant a player extra spells by fiat. Saying "rubbish" doesn't change the rules any.

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Rulebook featuring "high magic" options, including a host of new spells.