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I've a question. My gf has been asking me about this and I think she can't do this but wanted to make sure before telling her no. In the Advanced Race Guide page 25 you have a class called Treesinger Druid and she has a druid. She is asking if she can pick that druid type and I'm wondering if its for elves only or can any allowed race in pfs be allowed to be a treesinger druid. Can anyone who knows the rules pretty well tell me if only elves can be this class or not? (Basically she saw the little tree companion and thinks its the most adorable companion and wants that for her druid.) I hate to see her have to roll up a new character just for that class and see the old one not get played anymore.
Well, the top of page 24 says, "The following racial archetypes are available to elves"
Now, if her druid is a half-elf, they have the "Elf Blooded" racial trait, which lets them count as humans and elves "for effects related to race". I would let a half-elf play as a Treesinger.
Humans also have acces to the feat "Racial Heritage" which allows them to count as a human and a second race "for effects related to race." So if she was a human, and took this feat and chose "elf", I would let her play as a Treesinger.
As a DM, the final say is with you. As far as "official" rules goes, those are the only exceptions I know of to the "elf only" requirement.
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The treesinger is a legal archetype in PFS, but you do normally need to be an elf.
Note: Alternate racial traits, racial archetypes, racial evolutions, racial feats, and racial spells are only available for characters of the associated race.
Elves: all alternate racial traits, except darkvision; all racial subtypes except arctic and dusk elves, are legal for play; all racial subtypes, favored class options, racial archetypes, elven special materials except wyroot, feats, magic items, and spells are legal for play.
(Search "Advanced Race Guide" here)
Now, if her druid is a half-elf, they have the "Elf Blooded" racial trait, which lets them count as humans and elves "for effects related to race". I would let a half-elf play as a Treesinger.
Unfortunately, this FAQ says that a racial archetype doesn't count as an effect related to race nd that half elves thus can't take elf-only archetypes. I'd still allow it in a home game because I'm permissive, but it won't work in PFS.
Humans also have acces to the feat "Racial Heritage" which allows them to count as a human and a second race "for effects related to race." So if she was a human, and took this feat and chose "elf", I would let her play as a Treesinger.
This works. If your GF is a human she can take this feat and take the treesinger archetype.
Regardless, an archetype needs to be applied prior to any levels where abilities are swapped out. The Treesinger replaces Nature's Bond and Wild Empathy at level 1, so you'd need to take the archetype with your first level of Druid.