SRD:Shuriken

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Shuriken (5)

Exotic Light Thrown Ammunition Critical: ×2 Range Increment: 10 ft. Type: Piercing Hardness: 10
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp1
Fine	*	—	*	*
Diminutive	*	—	*	*
Tiny	*	—	*	*
Small	1 gp	1	1/4 lb.	*
Medium	1 gp	1d2	1/2 lb.	*
Large	2 gp	1d3	1 lb.	*
Huge	*	1d4	*	*
Gargantuan	*	1d6	*	*
Colossal	*	1d8	*	*
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value directly nor a means to determine it.

Description

A shuriken is a special monk weapon. This designation gives a monk wielding shuriken special options. A shuriken can’t be used as a melee weapon.

Although they are thrown weapons, shuriken are treated as ammunition for the purposes of drawing them, crafting masterwork or otherwise special versions of them and what happens to them after they are thrown.

Prices and weights are for five shuriken.

Enhancements

Shuriken Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp2	Special
Steel	1 gp	31 gp	10	*	—
Adamantine	—	301 gp	20	*	Bypass hardness less than 20
Deep Crystal	—	101 gp	10	*	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	31 gp	8	*	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Iron, Cold	2 gp	32 gp	10	*	Magical enchantments cost an additional 200 gp.
Mithral	—	251 gp	15	*	1/2 weight
Silver, Alchemical	11 gp	41 gp	8	*	−1 damage
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls. For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value nor a means to determine it.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+1	+200 gp	+2	+10
+2	+800 gp	+4	+20
+3	+1,800 gp	+6	+30
+4	+3,200 gp	+8	+40
+5	+5,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+7,200 gp3	+12	+60
+7	+9,800 gp3	+14	+70
+8	+12,800 gp3	+16	+80
+9	+16,200 gp3	+18	+90
+10	+20,000 gp3	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus squared × 2,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 40 gp per unit for cold iron ammunition. Unlike the additional cost, the increase the weapon's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the weapon has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, the weapon is epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

See Also

• SRD:Weapon Qualities
• Magic Items: Weapons (SRD Rules)
• Wikipedia: Shuriken

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