Is the issue of what happens when you get reincarnated as a different race while having a racial archetype been addressed somewhere in the Advanced Races Guide?
I'm looking but failing to find anything on it, and it does seem it could be rather problematic.
If there isn't anything addressing it in the book, how do you lot think a GM ought rule on it?
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I'd rule that they keep the archetype. If any features depend upon a specific racial feature to work, that bit might not work(out of the box at least, there may be workarounds to find in-game), but the rest would still apply.
Then again, I'd be treating a large number of those archetypes as available to other races anyway, depending on how general their flavor is.
+1 Mikaze too. If someone wants to play a human Treesinger druid and have apropiate background, I will let him play it.
Exactly my thoughts after seeing Treesinger presented on the blog.
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Fortunately, the book states explicitly "Typically, only members of the section’s race can take the listed archetype, bloodline, or order,
though such options rarely interact with the racial traits
or alternate racial traits of that race."
Typically =/= Always. The paragraph implies that taking them with other races isn't going to implode the universe and have James Jacobs beat you with a big stick.
As per the rules for Reincarnate:
"A reincarnated creature recalls the majority of its former life and form. It retains any class abilities, feats, or skill ranks it formerly possessed. Its class, base attack bonus, base save bonuses, and hit points are unchanged."
Nothing changes by having class archetype that typically only a certain races can take.
Those archetypes that function around racial features may end up being rather non-functional.