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Shuriken-Type Weapons

Also known as ninja stars, these small, concealed blades function as something of a mix between melee and projectile weapon types: they have a Weapon Level like melee weapons, and can be used in melee attacks, but they're traditionally thrown instead, and due to their disposable nature, they come in sets or packs, sort of like the ammunition pack for a gun except that they aren't loaded into a firing device, they're merely thrown by hand. Whether thrown or used in a melee attack, individual shuriken are used up, subtracting from the amount remaining in the pack until none are left, at which point the pack ceases to exist as a weapon item. Naturally, a pack of shuriken only takes up one slot in the weapon inventory, but multiple packs will take up multiple slots even if they're the exact same type (although I might allow two half-used packs to be combined into a single pack, freeing up one of their slots). There is no concern with "reloading" here as there is with projectile weapons, and shuriken do base their damage on the user's stats, so they are affected by boosts to Attack Power and the like.

Name: Caltrops
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: E
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack x1 (Projectile)
Hits: 1
Ammo: 20
Information: A bag of caltrops. One can be thrown at an enemy per turn to attack. You can also attempt an unusual kind of first strike by placing one or more on the ground before the battle begins and provoking or luring enemies to step on them, but if you already have the element of surprise, you might as well just throw one.

Name: Bo-Shuriken (Throwing Spikes)
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: D
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack x1 (Projectile)
Hits: 2
Ammo: 40
Information: A bag of what are essentially metal darts, pretty much like what Mai uses in Avatar: The Last Airbender. They're made for throwing at your opponents, and you can throw two per turn.

Name: Hira-Shuriken (Ninja Stars)
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: C
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack x1 (Projectile)
Hits: 3
Ammo: 60
Information: A bag of small, star-shaped metallic blades designed to be rapidly thrown at foes. You can toss three per turn, letting you get in more hits than most types of weapons.

Name: Poisoned Bo-Shuriken (Poisoned Throwing Spikes)
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: B
Element: None
Ailment: Poison, Turns: 3, Chance: 100%
Power: Attack x1 (Projectile)
Hits: 2
Ammo: 40
Information: A bag of bo-shuriken that have been dipped in poison. As you might expect, they will inflict poisoning on their victims.

Name: Poisoned Hira-Shuriken (Poisoned Ninja Stars)
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: A
Element: None
Ailment: Poison, Turns: 5, Chance: 100%
Power: Attack x1 (Projectile)
Hits: 3
Ammo: 60
Information: A bag of poison-dipped ninja stars. With each of their three hits per turn, they'll inflict additional turns of poisoning, making them very deadly.

Name: Thistle Shuriken
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: B
Element: Plant
Ailment: None
Power: Attack x1 (Projectile)
Hits: 2
Ammo: 42
Information: A bag of spiky plant bits weighted for use as throwing stars. They deal Plant-type damage.

Name: Snowflake Shuriken
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: A
Element: Ice
Ailment: Freeze, Turns: 1, Chance: 25%
Power: Attack x1 (Projectile)
Hits: 3
Ammo: 42
Information: A bag of snowflake-shaped shuriken that are cold to the touch. Naturally, they deal Ice-type damage and can possibly freeze targets solid. This makes them very diffuclt to handle.

Name: Batarangs
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: C
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack x2 (Projectile)
Hits: 1
Ammo: 20
Information: A bag of Batarangs, as used by the Dark Knight himself. You can only throw one per turn, but they do more damage than regular shuriken.

Name: Exploding Batarangs
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: A
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: 10 (Projectile)
Hits: 1
Ammo: 10
Information: A bag of Batarangs rigged to explode upon impact. The explosion is powerful, but unlike damage from other Shuriken-type weapons, it isn't affected by the user's stats.

Name: Pom Pom Shuriken
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: E
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack +1 (Projectile)
Hits: 1
Information: The giant shuriken used by Pom Pom. It functions more like a normal, throwable melee weapon instead of like other shuriken, being just one reusable weapon instead of a pack of disposables that get used up.

Name: Origami Shuriken
Type: Melee
Subtype: Shuriken
Level: D
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack x2 (Projectile)
Hits: 1
Information: A single giant shuriken made of arts and crafts materials; these were used by some Shy Guys in Yoshi's Crafted World. Instead of having a pack of many shuriken, in this case it's just one oversized one that functions more like a normal melee weapon, albeit still traditionally thrown to attack.