ok, so I was considering running a game where the players choose a "monster" from the bestiaries to play as. I would probably restrict them to cr5 creatures or lower. Though when playing this way would the characters stats just be what the bestiary entry says? How could you add some variety if the players chose the same creature?
The normal point buy or ruling for stats doesn't really make sense for a number of monsters.should I try to reverse engineer a race using the race builder rules from the advanced race guide? how would I go about that?
The premise I was considering is that the players are some shmucks that find an artifact that transforms them into the creatures then shatters with the pieces going in different directions.
Given that scenario I was considering having them roll stats normally and increase/ decrease the stats listed in the bestiary entry by the difference in the ability modifiers.
Another thing I was considering was giving a penalty or a bonus to the abilities scores based on the initial stats that goes away over time as the players get acclimated to their new bodies. potentially adding fear as someone slowly loses there intelligence. Though i'm not fond of this idea for the justification of possibly losing physical ability scores over time.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
@foxpwnsyou: You are almost seven years late in responding to the original thread participants. And the snark isn't helpful; especially when the Advanced Race Guide's Race Builder provides a better answer...