diff --git a/TemplePlus/gamesystems/legacysystems.cpp b/TemplePlus/gamesystems/legacysystems.cpp
index 678f91e15..70b6f637c 100644
--- a/TemplePlus/gamesystems/legacysystems.cpp
+++ b/TemplePlus/gamesystems/legacysystems.cpp
@@ -317,14 +317,15 @@ const std::string &FeatSystem::GetName() const {
 
 SpellSystem::SpellSystem(const GameSystemConf &config) {
 	auto startup = temple::GetPointer<int(const GameSystemConf*)>(0x1007b740);
-	mesFuncs.Open("tprules\\spell_enums_ext.mes", &spellSys.spellEnumsExt);
 	if (!startup(&config)) {
 		throw TempleException("Unable to initialize game system Spell");
 	}
+	spellSys.Init(config);
 }
 SpellSystem::~SpellSystem() {
 	auto shutdown = temple::GetPointer<void()>(0x100791d0);
 	mesFuncs.Close(spellSys.spellEnumsExt);
+	mesFuncs.Close(spellSys.spellMesExt);
 	shutdown();
 
 }
diff --git a/TemplePlus/spell.cpp b/TemplePlus/spell.cpp
index b163595db..3b0345a71 100644
--- a/TemplePlus/spell.cpp
+++ b/TemplePlus/spell.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ class SpellFuncReplacements : public TempleFix {
 		replaceFunction<const char*(__cdecl)(uint32_t)>(0x10077970, [](uint32_t spellEnum){
 			return spellSys.GetSpellEnumTAG(spellEnum);
 		});
+		// GetSpellMesline
+		replaceFunction<const char*(__cdecl)(uint32_t)>(0x1007AD80, [](uint32_t spellEnum) {
+			return spellSys.GetSpellMesline(spellEnum);
+		});
+			
+			
 
 		// SpellPacketSetCasterLevel
 		replaceFunction<void(__cdecl)(SpellPacketBody*)>(0x10079B70, [](SpellPacketBody* spellPkt){
@@ -398,6 +404,11 @@ SpellMapTransferInfo::SpellMapTransferInfo()
 
 }
 
+void LegacySpellSystem::Init(const GameSystemConf& conf){
+	mesFuncs.Open("tprules\\spell_enums_ext.mes", &spellSys.spellEnumsExt);
+	mesFuncs.Open("mes\\spell_ext.mes", &spellMesExt);
+}
+
 uint32_t LegacySpellSystem::spellRegistryCopy(uint32_t spellEnum, SpellEntry* spellEntry)
 {
 	return spellEntryRegistry.copy(spellEnum, spellEntry);
@@ -418,10 +429,11 @@ int LegacySpellSystem::ParseSpellSpecString(SpellStoreData* spell, char* spellSt
 	return addresses.ParseSpellSpecString(spell, spellString);
 }
 
-const char* LegacySpellSystem::GetSpellMesline(uint32_t lineNumber) const
-{
-	MesLine mesLine;
-	mesLine.key = lineNumber;
+const char* LegacySpellSystem::GetSpellMesline(uint32_t lineNumber) const{
+
+	MesLine mesLine(lineNumber);
+	if (mesFuncs.GetLine(spellMesExt, &mesLine))
+		return mesLine.value;
 	mesFuncs.GetLine_Safe(*spellMes, &mesLine);
 	return mesLine.value;
 }
@@ -725,7 +737,7 @@ SpellMapTransferInfo LegacySpellSystem::SaveSpellForTeleport(const SpellPacket&
 
 	auto spellEnum = data.spellPktBody.spellEnum;
 	Expects(spellEnum > 0 && spellEnum < 10000); // keeping a margin for now because co8 has messed with this a bit
-	if (spellEnum > SPELL_ENUM_MAX)	{
+	if (spellEnum > SPELL_ENUM_MAX_EXPANDED)	{
 		logger->warn("Spell enum beyond expected range encountered: {}", spellEnum);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/TemplePlus/spell.h b/TemplePlus/spell.h
index 468db9b49..20d408640 100644
--- a/TemplePlus/spell.h
+++ b/TemplePlus/spell.h
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 #include "tig\tig_mes.h"
 #include "spell_structs.h"
 #include "tio/tio.h"
+
 //#include "ui/ui_picker.h"
 
+struct GameSystemConf;
 class TioOutputStream;
 struct PickerArgs;
 
@@ -152,8 +154,10 @@ struct LegacySpellSystem : temple::AddressTable
 	MesHandle * spellEnumMesHandle;
 	MesHandle spellEnumsExt;
 	MesHandle * spellMes;
+	MesHandle spellMesExt;
 	MesHandle * spellsRadialMenuOptionsMes;
 	std::vector<SpellMapTransferInfo> spellMapTransInfo;
+	void Init(const GameSystemConf& conf);
 
 	uint32_t spellRegistryCopy(uint32_t spellEnum, SpellEntry* spellEntry);
 	uint32_t ConfigSpellTargetting(PickerArgs* pickerArgs, SpellPacketBody* spellPacketBody);
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ struct LegacySpellSystem : temple::AddressTable
 
 	const char* GetSpellMesline(uint32_t line) const;
 	bool CheckAbilityScoreReqForSpell(objHndl handle, uint32_t spellEnum, int statBeingRaised) const;
+	
 	static const char* GetSpellEnumTAG(uint32_t spellEnum);
 	const char* GetSpellName(uint32_t spellEnum) const;
 	
diff --git a/tpdata/co8fixes.dat b/tpdata/co8fixes.dat
index 0928545ad..2b853fcf7 100644
Binary files a/tpdata/co8fixes.dat and b/tpdata/co8fixes.dat differ
diff --git a/tpdata/tpgamefiles.dat b/tpdata/tpgamefiles.dat
index a44ce054b..30187040c 100644
Binary files a/tpdata/tpgamefiles.dat and b/tpdata/tpgamefiles.dat differ
diff --git a/tpdata/tprules/spell_enums_ext.mes b/tpdata/tprules/spell_enums_ext.mes
index 09f6ea6f7..62876256e 100644
--- a/tpdata/tprules/spell_enums_ext.mes
+++ b/tpdata/tprules/spell_enums_ext.mes
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+{3000}{class_ability_bardic_suggestion}
+
+{8000}{Bardic Suggestion}
+
 {20735}{TAG_HEZROU_STENCH}
+{23000}{}//class_ability_bardic_suggestion
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