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Are these PFS compatible? It is somewhat confusing.
The FAQ states:
"In general, if a class feature grants multiple subfeatures, it’s OK to take two archetypes that only change two separate subfeatures. This includes two bard archetypes that alter or replace different bardic performances (even though bardic performance is technically a single class feature) or two fighter archetypes that replace the weapon training gained at different levels (sometimes referred to as “weapon training I, II, III, or IV”) even though those all fall under the class feature weapon training. However, if something alters the way the parent class feature works, such as a mime archetype that makes all bardic performances completely silent, with only visual components instead of auditory, you can’t take that archetype with an archetype that alters or replaces any of the sub-features. This even applies for something as small as adding 1 extra round of bardic performance each day, adding an additional bonus feat to the list of bonus feats you can select, or adding an additional class skill to the class. As always, individual GMs should feel free to houserule to allow small overlaps on a case by case basis, but the underlying rule exists due to the unpredictability of combining these changes."
So it is okay that they both modify spellcasting, as long as they modify "two separate subfeatures".
Kapenia dancer modifies spells via:
"A bladed scarf dancer can cast one fewer spell of each level than normal. If this reduces the number to 0, he can cast spells of that level only if his Intelligence allows bonus spells of that level."
Eldritch scion modifies spells via:
"An eldritch scion casts arcane spells drawn from the magus spell list. He can cast any spell he knows without preparing it ahead of time. To learn or cast a spell, an eldritch scion must have a Charisma score equal to at least 10 + the spell's level. The DC for a saving throw against an eldritch scion's spell is 10 + the spell's level + the eldritch scion's Charisma modifier. An eldritch scion can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is the same as a bard of the same level. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Charisma score.
An eldritch scion's selection of spells is limited. He has the same number of spells known as a bard of the same level, and can choose new spells to replace old ones at 5th level and every 3 class levels after that, just as a bard does. See the bard for more information on swapping spells known.
This ability replaces the magus's spells class feature."
So do these two things modify different "subfeatures" or not?
PS: I have to say: The FAQ on the subject seems very poorly written. It doesn't really define "subfeature" and seems to obfuscate the issue more than anything else...
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I don't think they modify subfeatures, unfortunately. They modify Spells, which is a single class feature.
I think for a Magus, modifying a subfeature would be the Kapenia Dancer adding options to the Magus Arcana. If something else removed different options, as long as the two didn't overlap, then they could be combined. But if something changed the Arcana class feature as a whole, and Kapenia Dancer added options to it, then they could not be combined.
