[header] How to choose ninja weapons [title] Use throwing stars to inflict minor wounds. [step] Throwing stars are trademark ninja weapons. They come in many different sizes, but essentially they are flat pieces of metal with sharpened tips that can be thrown at enemies from a distance. 
Throwing stars were originally created as non-lethal weapons meant to distract or slow down an enemy, but soon proved useful in delivering serious, though not life threatening, wounds. [substeps] They could be turned into lethal weapons by dipping the pointed tips in poison before throwing them.