The UESP states that characters get Hearth Heal if they have Restoration as a major or minor skill. This is not true. I made a test Breton character with Restoration as a minor skill and he got the spell. On the other hand, my Khajiit Monk (also has Restoration as a minor) didn't. The Breton has Restoration at 25, the Khajiit at 15, so I'm guessing the starting spell triggers are related to the skill levels.

Where can I view this information in the Construction Set? I looked at some scripts but they called some methods I couldn't find anywhere.

And if it's this way with Restoration/Hearth Heal, I'm guessing it might be the same for all other starting spells? In that case, I'd love to get more information (or pointers to such) regarding this so I can update my http://morrowind.inventivegamer.com/tools/chargen/. As of now I figured Restoration had to be among the minors or majors, but my Khajiit Monk shows otherwise. I want my tools to work correctly.

EDIT: I just read through the discussion page on Restoration. It appears that the game checks the chance to cast for all spells, designated as starting spells. If the chance is over 50% (equal to as well?), the character gets the spell. So I have something to go on, yay! And another calculator to make.

Don't think this is true. Just tested a character with Destruction as a Minor (spell skill = 20, Willpower = 50, Luck = 40) which would put the chance of casting Fire Bite at 60%. But I did NOT get Fire Bite as a starting spell.

i have a strong feeling that having either intelligence or willpower (or both) as a major attribute is also a deciding factor on your starting spells (if you are set up to get any at all, that is.)