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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JPL" data-source="post: 3208415" data-attributes="member: 1964">Thanks, Chuck.  Praise from the sensei of d20 Modern martial arts."Ninja" covers an awful lot of ground...they are supposed to be an invisible cross between Kwai Chang Kaine and a Navy SEAL.  I wanted to focus on the "silent killers" aspect of the job description, and also have abilities that would complement some of the other ninja-type advanced classes (Martial Artist, Infiltrator, and Archaic Weapon Master, among others).I might be running a ninjacentric one-shot in January, and I'm mixing and matching from "Blood and Fists" and "Marital Arts Mayhem" for the character options.  Very tentatively, the PCs...- Master of choho (espionage).- Smart 3 / Charismatic 3 / Martial Art. 3 / Ninja Master 5- Intelligence officer in Vietnam.  Retired CIA field op, now private security consultant. - Master of shinobi-iri (stealth and entering) and intonjutsu (escaping and concealment).- Fast Hero 3 / Infiltrator 4 / Ninja Master 3- On leave after two tours in Afghanistan leading a long range reconnaissance team.     - Master of seishin-teki kyoyo (spiritual refinement).- Dedicated Hero 5 / Martial Artist 2 / Ninja Master 3- Maxed out in Autohypnosis, Concentration- Master of ninja-ken (ninja swordsmanship).- Strong Hero 3 / Warrior* 4 / Ninja Master 3- Kendo instructor.- Master of taijustu (unarmed combat).- Strong Hero 3 / Martial Artist 4 / Ninja Master 3- Competes on the mixed martial arts circuit. I'm actually thinking about riffing on "The Octagon" --- the PCs are a Japanese-American extended family / ninja clan, on the trail of a hidden camp where terrorists and mercenaries are receiving ninja training.The master of choho will be an older character...lower physical stats will balance out the difference in class level.  * "Warrior" is like Soldier, but has Archaic Weapon Proficiency as a prereq instead of Personal Firearms Proficiency, and a modified bonus feat list.  Seems to work a little better than Archaic Weapons Master for my purposes.  At second level, instead of taking Weapon Specialization, they can opt to take Weapon Focus (Group), expanding the benefits of Weapon Focus to include a whole group of weapons (usually a culturally related group).[Off-topic, Chuck...I just read the bit in your blog about "The Commitments."  I saw that movie in high school and was inspired to learn saxophone, and spent about eight years playing in a soul / R&B band.]</blockquote>

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