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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Sullivan" data-source="post: 812830" data-attributes="member: 9824">I was.&nbsp; That works fine, rules-mechanically, but, as I said, it lacks something conceptually.&nbsp; The concept for why skill-based bonuses don't work for the 2nd and 3rd shuriken is that they're thrown a bit more haphazardly, and can't be aimed for vital spots at the same time that the first one is.&nbsp; That rationale (flimsy as it may be) doesn't work for your gloves.You could say something like &quot;there's a certain recharge time for the gloves as they discharge their magic into the shuriken,&quot; but that doesn't really hold up when you compare a first level character throwing three shuriken to a 20th level character throwing six hand-axes -- why does the recharge rate not affect the 20th level character?Not that this is a big deal.&nbsp; You can always just say, &quot;I know this doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's necessary for game balance.&quot;&nbsp; Or, heck, most people aren't dealing with shuriken at all.&nbsp; But it's something to specifically address.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike Sullivan, post: 812830, member: 9824"] I was. That works fine, rules-mechanically, but, as I said, it lacks something conceptually. The concept for why skill-based bonuses don't work for the 2nd and 3rd shuriken is that they're thrown a bit more haphazardly, and can't be aimed for vital spots at the same time that the first one is. That rationale (flimsy as it may be) doesn't work for your gloves. You could say something like "there's a certain recharge time for the gloves as they discharge their magic into the shuriken," but that doesn't really hold up when you compare a first level character throwing three shuriken to a 20th level character throwing six hand-axes -- why does the recharge rate not affect the 20th level character? Not that this is a big deal. You can always just say, "I know this doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's necessary for game balance." Or, heck, most people aren't dealing with shuriken at all. But it's something to specifically address. [/QUOTE]

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