For examplle if I have a Bard with the template "Archivist", which replaces several of the bardic perfomances with other abilities, and I take the prestige class Pathfinder Chronicler, that grants the bardic performance ability at 3rd level, do I get the replaced abilities back?
If run as described I would say yes, because the Chronicler grants you the ability as a lowr level bard. That is a 3rd level Chronicler acts as if he was a 1st level bard. This is how it is written in the book...
"Bardic Music (Su): At 3rd level, a Pathfinder chronicler
gains this ability, which functions like the bard class feature
of the same name, except that the chronicler’s effective bard
level is 2 lower than her class level. Levels in this class stack
with levels in any other class that grants a similar ability to
determine her effective bard level."
Does this mean that I get the "Inspire Courage" performance of a 1st level Bard, even though as an "Archivist" Bard replaces that performance with "Naturalist"?