I was going to start a new topic but this is pretty relevant to the discussion. I'll try Necromancy here first. ^_^
Would Place Magic stack with the Dwarven racial trait Strength of the land?
RAW I think its a go, right? There is no type on PM and SotL provides the +1 ECL as a trait bonus. This would enable a level 1 Dwarven Menhir Savant to have ECL 3 a decent amount of times a day so long as you were on the ground or touching natural stone.
Could a Wild shaped as bird or indoor druid just pick up a rock in talon/offhand and still benefit from SotL? What about just a simple rock on a string necklace? RAW seems to imply yes but RAI it sounds cheesy.
A situational +2ECL potentially 7+times a day nets action economy out of SNA at level 1 under the right circumstances. Sounds like decent mojo to me.
I feel like I may have answered my own main question in the writing of this but have raised another. So I'd still like to put it to debate! Is the slightly mediocre seeming trait worth it to get a solid +2 ECL some of the time?