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How does the Shadow Oracle's Stealth Mastery Revelation function in Pathfinder Society play?
According to Additional Resources:
"The shadow eidolon (page 11), shadow oracle mystery (page 12), shadow bloodline (page 16), shadow psychic discipline (page 17), and shadow blessing (page 17) are legal for play."
With no clarification on whether specific revelations are legal or not, it leaves this specific revelation available. However, the 8th level part of that revelation is:
"At 8th level, you gain Signature Skill (Stealth), even if you don’t meet the feat’s prerequisites."
However, again, according to Additional Resources:
"Skill Unlocks: the skill unlocks and Signature Skill feat are only available through the rogue's edge class ability."
Does the Stealth Mastery Revelation grant an alternate feat in place of that part of the ability, does it not give anything at 8th level, but retains the other parts, is it a specifically not legal Revelation at all, or does it supersede the Additional Resources restriction?
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I would say that, generally, the Signature Skill feat is only available through the Rogues's Edge class feature, but, specifically, the Shadow Oracle also gains access to Signature Skill (Stealth).
I believe there is at least one other way to gain access to the Signature Skill feat as well, although I cannot recall what that is at the moment.
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How does the Shadow Oracle's Stealth Mastery Revelation function in Pathfinder Society play?
According to Additional Resources:
"The shadow eidolon (page 11), shadow oracle mystery (page 12), shadow bloodline (page 16), shadow psychic discipline (page 17), and shadow blessing (page 17) are legal for play."With no clarification on whether specific revelations are legal or not, it leaves this specific revelation available. However, the 8th level part of that revelation is:
"At 8th level, you gain Signature Skill (Stealth), even if you don’t meet the feat’s prerequisites."However, again, according to Additional Resources:
"Skill Unlocks: the skill unlocks and Signature Skill feat are only available through the rogue's edge class ability."Does the Stealth Mastery Revelation grant an alternate feat in place of that part of the ability, does it not give anything at 8th level, but retains the other parts, is it a specifically not legal Revelation at all, or does it supersede the Additional Resources restriction?
My understanding is that restricted feats are banned for normal selection, but can still be obtained if a legal class allows access specifically.
For example, Flyby Attack isn't a legal option for PCs, but an Eagle Shaman Druid archetype has specific access, so you could take that feat via that archetype's class feature that specifically allows access.
For feats not intended for anyone to have access to (like leadership or item-creation feats), PFS leadership alters the class to make this not an option.
So, yes, as far as I know you may take the Shadow Oracle to gain the Steath Skill Unlock. Though it doesn't grant the skill unlock until 8th level, so you'd be better off with an Unchained Rogue, if just looking for the skill unlock (they'll have it at 5th).
Venture-Lieutenant, Netherlands—Leiden
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I believe that you'd gain the skill unlock, based on:
I took an archetype or other ability or feature that gives me access to features that are not legal as per Additional Resources. What happens?
If the non-legal options are an automatic part of the archetype, such as a feat that all characters with that archetype gain, the Additional Resources page often provides a substitution. If it does not, that option is legal for your character. However, if the non-legal options are part of a menu of choices, such as a list of feats that includes one feat that is not legal, the option does not become legal for your character.
Now the Stealth Mastery revelation appears to be a legal option, so you should gain the skill unlock because it's not a menu item.
But there's a sliver of doubt because the Stealth Mastery revelation itself is a menu item.