I am still new to pathfinder and my DM said when you do an attack with shuriken, you throw multiple shuriken per attack (ex. 1 standard action w/out rapid shot). This would mean my 3rd level ninja could throw 2 shuriken per attack w/out rapid shot. This seems wrong... can anyone clarify the rules for throwing shuriken???
Sounds like a houserule to me. Enjoy it.
I am still new to pathfinder and my DM said when you do an attack with shuriken, you throw multiple shuriken per attack (ex. 1 standard action w/out rapid shot). This would mean my 3rd level ninja could throw 2 shuriken per attack w/out rapid shot. This seems wrong... can anyone clarify the rules for throwing shuriken???
When you make an attack with a shuriken you throw 1 shuriken per attack. You don't throw a handful.
The only "special" rules for using shuriken are:
1) They count as ammo, so you can draw them as a free action without quickdraw.
2) They are a monk weapon, so you can use them with flurry of blows.
Normally you treat shuriken as any other thrown weapon. This means that you only get a single attack as an attack action, or however many attacks you normally get as a full attack action.
There is a ninja trick that lets you spend a ki point to throw two extra shuriken on a full attack, but it doesn't sound like that is what you're talking about.
I assume your DM knows this is not a normal rule and wants to make shuriken more powerful. You can always ask him.
Throwing more then 1 shuriken in a single attack is a 3.0 D&D rule. Shurikens had different stats then - you could throw up to 3 as a single attack, they only did a single point of damage, you could not add you strength bonus to the damage, and they were not treated as ammunition. You had to enchant each one individually instead of in batches of 50.
In Pathfinder (And 3.5 D&D) you are limited to throwing a single shuriken per attack, unless you have a special ability that allows you to do otherwise.