Quote Originally Posted by Rebel7284 View Post
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.
The template specifically says to use the statistics of the base creature if not noted. It's not 0+NULL, it's just 0.