How would one go about turning a monster race into a character race in Pathfinder?
Flipping through the bestiary, I noticed that the few races which are also in the Advanced Race Guide have all been CR1/2. So if something is CR1, would the character get its first class-level at L2? A CR2 race getting its first character level at L4?
Also, if someone could explain how challenge ratings work for setting up encounters with multiple creatures, I'd appreciate it. Would a Level 5 party just fight any combination of monsters whose CRs add up to around 5?
Flipping through the bestiary, I noticed that the few races which are also in the Advanced Race Guide have all been CR1/2. So if something is CR1, would the character get its first class-level at L2? A CR2 race getting its first character level at L4?
Also, if someone could explain how challenge ratings work for setting up encounters with multiple creatures, I'd appreciate it. Would a Level 5 party just fight any combination of monsters whose CRs add up to around 5?