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The skald's versatile performance feature is limited to performance skills "associated with the class." These are the same, limited, performance skills that the Skald has on her class skill list. I.e. an associated skill is one on the class skill list.

The Talented trait, explicitly adds all performance skills to your class skill list.

Is there any reason why a skald with the trait: Talented could not take any of the previously missing performances, such as dance or comedy, for her versatile performance choice?

Specifically, I'm looking at the Veneficus and the Scarred Witch Doctor.

The Veneficus replaces the 2nd and 10th level Hexes while the SWD replaces the 1st level Hex. Do both of these count as altering the "Hex Class Feature" or is there no conflict because it specifically calls out which Hexes it replaces?

As a note: this is just for intellectual curiosity. SWD isn't PFS legal and most GMs would let it fly regardless because giving up your first two Hexes is pretty detrimental.

Now, 9 times in 10, I don't think it makes a difference one way or the other. But, say you're a grappling rogue with constrict and a pinned opponent: do you get to apply your Sneak Attack twice (once from the maintain for damage and then additionally for the constrict attack)? Or is it just once from the maintain for damage and then the constrict damage is added on to the total.

*A creature with this special attack can crush an opponent, dealing bludgeoning damage, when it makes a successful grapple check (in addition to any other effects caused by a successful check, including additional damage). The amount of damage is given in the creature's entry and is typically equal to the amount of damage caused by the creature's melee attack.

I had always assumed that constrict was merely extra damage that is applied whilst grappling thanks to the "extraordinary ability" to squeeze something really hard. However, an argument could be made that since it says it's a "special attack" it isn't merely extra damage, it's a free attack.

What do you think?

So, it's nice and explicit that Monk's Robe interacts with Brawlers but for the Strangler Archetype you give up class features that are affected by the robe. However, the way it looks by reading makes it seem like the Monk's Robe could actually sidestep some of the class features you give up just by wearing the robe.

So, for the Brawler (Strangler) which gives up the AC bonus class feature, how does the AC bonus of the robe interact? Do you:
-still get the bonus from a monk of your level plus 5
-get the bonus of a 5th level monk
-get no bonus because you gave that up but are still counted as a monk as far as the robe is concerned?

Additionally, the Stranglers get unarmed strike damage equal to a base-Brawler of its level minus 4 (because it gives up the Unarmed Strike class feature but it keeps Close Weapon Mastery). With that in mind, how does Monk's Robe affect the unarmed strike damage of a Strangler? Do you:
-still get the US damage from a monk of your level plus 5
-get the US damage from a monk of your level plus 1 (-4+5)?

Now, I know which way I would rule them at my table but I'm curious what the correct reading is for this combination.