Poll #31: Templates and Custom Races
I believe that a completely custom race, as in one made from scratch shouldn't really be allowed. There's way to much opportunity to min/max out that race with a much junk as possible and say "Oh, yeah, that's my Completely Original RaceĀ."
Adapting other pathfinder material into races, however, I can see as a potentially viable option.
For example, so races that dont have an RP cost associated with them could be figured out with the Advanced Race Guide and submitted for approval
As a note on templates: its going to happen where a certain ability of a certain template just simply can't be recreated, no matter how much you try and finagle it.
I would suggest that instead of banning the template outright, one who desires said template simply does not have access to the ability or abilities in question and pays for the race as much as they were able to figure out.
So for example, if I wasn't able to figure out the lich's paralyzing touch and all that jazz, the Lich would be a 74 RP race that doesn't come with paralyzing touch, fear aura, and the negative energy touch attack.
Finally, I would suggest that the race's RP cost would be added to the base creature's RP cost to calculate a final RP cost to figure what the BP cost to play such a race with a template.
Edit: and as a side note, I'd be more than happy to help maintain this.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:09, Thu 04 Jan 2018.