Quote Originally Posted by Zanos View Post
A template that makes no mention of LA though is fair game if applied to a base creature that does have one.
Fair game for a player character? I disagree.

0+NULL is the same as NULL+0. If the race OR template is not designed for player use, then using it is a houserule. 3.0 does complicate things since the term LA wasn't used and sometimes was referenced elsewhere in a X as characters section or in update to 3.5 booklets.