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I realize rule 1, and DM prerogative are always assumed as a pretext to any new rule book. That being said, while I like these rules a lot, I would love to see a preface or side bar similar to the one found for the gunslinger. Heck, even the preface to the playtest has this kind of warning.
My reasoning for that, is I see some players wanting to "make there own race" for every character they play, and I know that is something I wouldn't allow in my game. I see this as an excellent tool for making a home brew world, or introducing a new race into a campaign, but to be used judiciously at a campaign level, and not on a character by character basis. So I see a good spot for a side bar suggestion various ways to integrate these rules. Some other examples might be:
Malleable Morphology: Your campaign setting includes a wide and diverse set of peoples. With centuries of interbreeding, and tinkering by powerful wizards your characters heritage is his own, and cultural norms like bigotry and stereotypes are centric around racial types like fey, or reptilian, and not specific races. Players within this campaign may build their character's race with the degree of customization that they might select their character stats through point buy. The DM will indicate the power level for his campaign.
Ancient Lost Race...
Planner Traveler...
Anyways, just some usage / integration ideas.
I'm just going to assume this is never going to be PFS legal?