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Oct 6, 2012 -- 4:10PM, rampant wrote:

Look unless the monster design is incredibly stringent you can't just randomly pull monsters out of the MOnster book and make thme PCs, did you not notice the hot mess that made in 3e?

I mean basic anatomical issues arise on the case of creatures like the ogre or the Red dragon. 

Many people would love to play an ogre or a red dragon.  A little forethought for each monster and every monster could be a playable race.  Other people might want a pixie or an umber hulk or a beholder or a golem.  With the right mechanics this is certainly possible. 

The monster manual entries should be crafted so that they provide for 1 hit die versions of each monster as well as 20 hit die versions.   It would not be that complicated.  1 hit die versions would all be balanced so that they could all be used as playable races.

The progression for each creature could then be used so a party could meet a 1 hit die minotaur a 5 hit die minotaur or a 20 hit die minotaur and find a suitable challenge.

The Monster manual could state what the most common hit die level is for each creature.  ex. kobolds are typically 1 hit die, ogres are 5 hit dice, and red dragons are commonly 20 hit dice.

It wouldn't be that difficult and would add alot of variety to the game.

Players would be slightly more cautious when encountering a creature regardless of their level.