I picked up a book from Sword & Sorcery press called Advanced Player's Guide. It is meant to be a supplement to 3.5. In it, there are charts for this; reminds me of the old d30 charts, as well as "Character Options" (fatal flaws) for extra skill points like the Skills & Powers from 2nd AD&D...
Ok, I have been playing D&D for about 17 years now and have never wanted or needed to create a custom class. I am starting a game where a player wants to have the skills & some abilities of the ranger with the blade of a soul knife.
Here's what I got. Please be gentle when you rip it apart...