...wow. Oddly, that's the PRC that tickled me when I worked with when I did monk. This was early enough that the Sword and Fist errata weren't out, so the class was full base attack with monk saves (and there weren't better options). A pure swordsage or shadow sun ninja can do it better, but that's out of the question here.
What are her ability scores? You can do halfway good Dexterity focus with that layout and Finesse/Shadow Blade. If you need Charisma to damage, Google X Stat to Y Bonus (I'm mobile or I'd link it myself); the equipment options will be expensive but they're available.
I'll see what else I can find with some reading (as I forget the Crescent Moon ninja features). Show her the Tome though. Shadow Hand/Setting Sun/Diamond Mind swordsage with the Shadow Sun Ninja is basically the same idea but much more dynamic. See if that expresses her concept better.
These are NOT all my creations! The lead authors are identified as follows: [TS] Tempest Stormwind, [AR] Andarious Rosethorn, [RT] Radical Taoist, [SN] Sionnis, [DH] DisposableHero_, [SH] Seishi.
[TS] The Pinball Brothers: Large And In Charge (Melee, Lockdown, Charge, Juggling) [TS] Ashardalon Reborn: I Will Swallow Your Soul (Melee, Fear, Negative Levels, AoE, Theme) [AR] "A"-Game Paladin: Play That Funky Music, Knight Boy! (Team Support, Melee, Theme, Single-Class) [RT] Uncanny Trapsmith: Get in, make it look like an accident, get out. (Skillmonkey, Stealth/Scout/Infiltration, Unorthodox Methods, Theme) [AR] Wizsassin: *Everything* is permitted. (Spellcaster, Support, Sneak Attack, Utility) [TS] Phantom Rush: General Gish Gouda. (Gish, Theme, Setting-Specific(Eberron), Early-Entry PrC) [TS] Storm Knight: Another kind of gish. (Melee/"Gish", Theme, Setting-Specific(Eberron), Unorthodox Methods) [TS] Inevitable Nightmare: The weapon you only have to fire once. (Melee, "Unorthodox" Methods (no charging), Reliability) [AR] Captain Constitution: The number one threat to America. (Melee, TOUGHTOUGHTOUGH, Defense, Theme) [AR] Nuker: I casts the spells that makes the peoples fall down! (Spellcaster, damage, blasting, damage) [TS] Dread Lord of the Dead: Let the Reaping Begin! (NPC-only, Variable (combat/casting/leadership), Iconic Villain, Theme) [AR] Heavy Crusader: No Rest. No Mercy. No Matter What. (Melee, Damage (No charging), Variable, Theme). [TS] Gun Fu: It's bullet time (Ranged, THEORETICAL, Twin weapons, Theme) [RT] Face First: We should talk. (Psionic, social, mind-control, info-management) [SN] Chaingun Porcupine: Never Enuff Dakka. (Ranged, Skirmishing, Spike Damage, Incarnum) [RT] Always On Edge: The Mortal Draw deals death. (Melee, Generalist, Dungeoneering, Stunt) [AR] Feral Druid: Real feral taste. Zero druid calories. (Melee, offense, damage, murder) [RT] Rusty!: Man's Best Friend (Sentry, Support, Backup, Rearguard) [RT] The T3 (Tashalatora Triple Threat): My Kung Fu is More Powerful (Hybrid, Flex-Function, Melee, Caster) [RT] The #1 Snoipah: Boom. 'Eadshot. (Caster, Theme, Spike, Trapscout) [AR] Dreamblade: Rest in Pieces. (Melee, Damage, Single-Class, Combo/Momentum) [AR] Evasion Tank: “When fighting angry blind men, is best to stay out of the way.” (Melee, Tank, Unorthodox Methods (attack negation), Theme) [DH] Psycarnum Warrior: ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA Start (Melee, Tank, Psionics, Incarnum, 1337 h4x) [AR] Heavy Weapons Elf: WHO TOUCHED MY BOW? (Ranged, Cohort, Damage, Unorthodox Methods (ranged ToB)) [RT] Gnowhere Gnome: A little man who wasn't there (Caster, Stealth, Single-Class, Elusive) [AR] Uberflank: I got your back. (Melee, support, stunt, teamwork) [TS] Flip the Bird: Everyday I'm shuffling (Ranged, harrier, unorthodox methods (ranged ToB / off-turn movement), support) [DH] Eat Sleep Gank: Real Ultimate Power (Stealth, Assassination, Spike, Magic Versatility) [AR] Slash and Burn: Mind, Body, Blade, Flame / Aspects of a greater whole / which delivers death. (Melee, Theme (flex-style), Damage, Stunt) [RT] Edge of the Light: Cut, Fade to Black (Melee, Defense/Offense, Momentum, Tactical) [RT] Quiet Murder: Cut throats, not corners. (Melee, Stealth, Harrier, Tactical) [TS] Wand Overdrive: Say Hello to my little friends. (Caster, support/artillery/variable, wand specialist) [RT] God Hand: What did the five fingers say to the face? (Melee/Gish, Unarmed, SAD, Theme) [AR] Zero Buff Time Gish: Try to keep up! (Gish, Speed, Movement, Opportunity) [TS] Robo Tackle: I Am Iron Man. (Melee, setting-specific (Eberron), positioning, theme, stunt)
We are well versed in the Tomb now, as I am playing a Warblade. Sadly she wants to go her own way since we've already had a Swordsage. Our DM allowed the PrC Ninja to be at full base.
That's including items and racial bumps. Right now I'm hoping she dies and rolls up another. It's unlikely, however, as she is never the one to draw the bad guys attention...
We are well versed in the Tomb now, as I am playing a Warblade. Sadly she wants to go her own way since we've already had a Swordsage. Our DM allowed the PrC Ninja to be at full base. Her stats are: STR: 20 DEX: 20 CON: 20 INT: 17 WIS:28 CHA: 22 That's including items and racial bumps. Right now I'm hoping she dies and rolls up another. It's unlikely, however, as she is never the one to draw the bad guys attention...
Well, that's still plenty to work with (amazing ability scores in your groups...). And I've reread the ninja of the crescent moon now - assuming it uses its original full base attack* and three good saves, it does give you plenty to work with, although all of the components are old.
I'd take Intuitive Attack (use Wisdom for attack rolls with light weapons, including unarmed strikes) and focus on Wisdom-based abilities, rather than trying to get Charisma up there (Kuji-Kiri is one of those trap abilities; the DC will never scale all that high and it's the only thing in that class based on Charisma). There are several such feats in Complete Warrior, usually based around Stunning Fist augmentations (examples: Pain Touch, Freezing the Lifeblood, and possibly even Pharaoh's Fist from Sandstorm), and they fit thematically with some of the ninja's surprise takedown abilities such as Silencing Attack.
The ninja gets you into position, the crippling attack prevents the target from fighting back, you slit throats and move along. No real change to the character, just a bit of consolidation around Wisdom.
This is one of those weird quirks with 3e monks - technically, you had two sets of base attack, whether or not you were attacking unarmed. One of them was your base attack as 3.5 would consider it. Another is just the base attack from Monk and from other classes that say they make unarmed attacks like a monk. You could have a +16 base attack but a +10 monk base attack this way, for instance. The first one gave you four attacks (one every 5 points), while the latter would also give you four attacks with monk weapons (at 10/7/4/1); Flurry only worked with the second. So technically the full base attack on the Ninja of the Crescent Moon wouldn't help the monk flurry.
These are NOT all my creations! The lead authors are identified as follows: [TS] Tempest Stormwind, [AR] Andarious Rosethorn, [RT] Radical Taoist, [SN] Sionnis, [DH] DisposableHero_, [SH] Seishi.
[TS] The Pinball Brothers: Large And In Charge (Melee, Lockdown, Charge, Juggling) [TS] Ashardalon Reborn: I Will Swallow Your Soul (Melee, Fear, Negative Levels, AoE, Theme) [AR] "A"-Game Paladin: Play That Funky Music, Knight Boy! (Team Support, Melee, Theme, Single-Class) [RT] Uncanny Trapsmith: Get in, make it look like an accident, get out. (Skillmonkey, Stealth/Scout/Infiltration, Unorthodox Methods, Theme) [AR] Wizsassin: *Everything* is permitted. (Spellcaster, Support, Sneak Attack, Utility) [TS] Phantom Rush: General Gish Gouda. (Gish, Theme, Setting-Specific(Eberron), Early-Entry PrC) [TS] Storm Knight: Another kind of gish. (Melee/"Gish", Theme, Setting-Specific(Eberron), Unorthodox Methods) [TS] Inevitable Nightmare: The weapon you only have to fire once. (Melee, "Unorthodox" Methods (no charging), Reliability) [AR] Captain Constitution: The number one threat to America. (Melee, TOUGHTOUGHTOUGH, Defense, Theme) [AR] Nuker: I casts the spells that makes the peoples fall down! (Spellcaster, damage, blasting, damage) [TS] Dread Lord of the Dead: Let the Reaping Begin! (NPC-only, Variable (combat/casting/leadership), Iconic Villain, Theme) [AR] Heavy Crusader: No Rest. No Mercy. No Matter What. (Melee, Damage (No charging), Variable, Theme). [TS] Gun Fu: It's bullet time (Ranged, THEORETICAL, Twin weapons, Theme) [RT] Face First: We should talk. (Psionic, social, mind-control, info-management) [SN] Chaingun Porcupine: Never Enuff Dakka. (Ranged, Skirmishing, Spike Damage, Incarnum) [RT] Always On Edge: The Mortal Draw deals death. (Melee, Generalist, Dungeoneering, Stunt) [AR] Feral Druid: Real feral taste. Zero druid calories. (Melee, offense, damage, murder) [RT] Rusty!: Man's Best Friend (Sentry, Support, Backup, Rearguard) [RT] The T3 (Tashalatora Triple Threat): My Kung Fu is More Powerful (Hybrid, Flex-Function, Melee, Caster) [RT] The #1 Snoipah: Boom. 'Eadshot. (Caster, Theme, Spike, Trapscout) [AR] Dreamblade: Rest in Pieces. (Melee, Damage, Single-Class, Combo/Momentum) [AR] Evasion Tank: “When fighting angry blind men, is best to stay out of the way.” (Melee, Tank, Unorthodox Methods (attack negation), Theme) [DH] Psycarnum Warrior: ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA Start (Melee, Tank, Psionics, Incarnum, 1337 h4x) [AR] Heavy Weapons Elf: WHO TOUCHED MY BOW? (Ranged, Cohort, Damage, Unorthodox Methods (ranged ToB)) [RT] Gnowhere Gnome: A little man who wasn't there (Caster, Stealth, Single-Class, Elusive) [AR] Uberflank: I got your back. (Melee, support, stunt, teamwork) [TS] Flip the Bird: Everyday I'm shuffling (Ranged, harrier, unorthodox methods (ranged ToB / off-turn movement), support) [DH] Eat Sleep Gank: Real Ultimate Power (Stealth, Assassination, Spike, Magic Versatility) [AR] Slash and Burn: Mind, Body, Blade, Flame / Aspects of a greater whole / which delivers death. (Melee, Theme (flex-style), Damage, Stunt) [RT] Edge of the Light: Cut, Fade to Black (Melee, Defense/Offense, Momentum, Tactical) [RT] Quiet Murder: Cut throats, not corners. (Melee, Stealth, Harrier, Tactical) [TS] Wand Overdrive: Say Hello to my little friends. (Caster, support/artillery/variable, wand specialist) [RT] God Hand: What did the five fingers say to the face? (Melee/Gish, Unarmed, SAD, Theme) [AR] Zero Buff Time Gish: Try to keep up! (Gish, Speed, Movement, Opportunity) [TS] Robo Tackle: I Am Iron Man. (Melee, setting-specific (Eberron), positioning, theme, stunt)
Already took intuitive attack. She took improved grapple, because nobody told her otherwise. She has flight based feats like diving charge and flyby attack...
I have seen my book of "Magic of Incarnum" (buying it in Spain wasn´t easy) and..
Soulborn is like a paladin subclass with incarnum powers. The background of incarnate is too closer to paladin (they can´t be neutral). Totemist was interesting concept, maybe other name. Incarnums powers could be linked to other mystic forces, the elements (air, fire, earth, water, wood and metal). I advice "neutral" meldshaper classes.
I had liked other variants for example primal (nature) vs necrotic/shadow. Incarnum powers linked/bond about aligment were almost boring.
Monsters with incarnum powers are boring (monsters using essence to get bonus and changing them for combat is complicated)..
I would like a incarnum artificier (like the prestige class ironsoul forgemaster, creater of magic weapons with a exclusive extra chakras bind), a creater of living constructs (like the prestige class effigy master from the Complete Arcane), and a "incarnum warforged" PC race (psiforged was a canon PC race, a psionic warforged)...
And wu jen with extra free incarnum feat midnight metamagic (ussing essence to ge a metamagic effect).
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