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I'm trying to resolve a question which came up recently with regards to small throwing weaopns recently. On p. 107 of SR3, it indicates that:
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One can ready a number of small throwing weapons, such as throwing weapons, such as throwing knives or shuriken, equal to one-half his Quickness (round down) per Ready Weapon action.


On the same page, under Throw Weapon, it notes:
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A character may throw a ready throwing weapon by taking a Simple Action.


Note that it says "a", not "any". So my question is this: can a PC throw more than one readied weapon with a simple action? Film and comics and literature would suggest yes -- there's all manner of fiction with ninjas hurling handfuls of shuriken at opponents -- but the rules as written don't provide a solid answer.

Moreover -- could a PC with ambidexterity throw two readied "batches" of small throwing weapons?
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- Kurukami   Throwing weapons' rate of fire.   Aug 10 2004, 05:35 AM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   Hmm... never dealt with someone trying that. I...   Aug 10 2004, 05:50 AM
- - FrostyNSO   If you wanted to you could have them pick up the n...   Aug 10 2004, 05:53 AM
- - Omega Dragon   Samurai and Ninja were known to be able to throw 9...   Aug 10 2004, 06:47 AM
- - Catsnightmare   I've been wondering about this same question r...   Aug 10 2004, 01:33 PM
- - Arethusa   Realism flatly ignored, the rules are clear: throw...   Aug 10 2004, 03:39 PM
- - Bölverk   QUOTE (Catsnightmare)How would this apply to a phy...   Aug 10 2004, 03:44 PM
- - BitBasher   QUOTE and even with Quickness 1, you will be just ...   Aug 10 2004, 03:51 PM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (Arethusa @ Aug 10 2004, 10:39 AM) Of c...   Aug 10 2004, 03:52 PM
- - RangerJoe   There are the tales of the three knives in one rou...   Aug 10 2004, 04:28 PM
- - Arethusa   Oh, pfft. I guess it's slightly unfair to say...   Aug 10 2004, 04:43 PM
- - BitBasher   QUOTE (Arethusa) Oh, pfft. I guess it's sligh...   Aug 10 2004, 04:56 PM
- - Kurukami   So, is that a yes or a no?   Aug 10 2004, 05:24 PM
- - Arethusa   I'd suggest finding a more credible source tha...   Aug 10 2004, 05:32 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE (Kurukami) So, is that a yes or a no? ...   Aug 10 2004, 05:33 PM
- - Arethusa   The rules, to my knowledge, never really make a cl...   Aug 10 2004, 06:16 PM
- - BGMFH   Y'know, in LARP Werewolf we had a technique ca...   Aug 10 2004, 07:26 PM
- - Shockwave_IIc   Ok so i may be missing something, but since you ne...   Aug 10 2004, 10:47 PM
- - Kurukami   Either that or it takes him a Complex Action rathe...   Aug 10 2004, 11:00 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   Whereas the faster character is throwing twice as ...   Aug 10 2004, 11:47 PM
- - Arethusa   Of course, adding augmentation into the mix is suf...   Aug 11 2004, 12:09 AM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   Spoken like someone who doesn't actually play ...   Aug 11 2004, 12:13 AM
- - Arethusa   Practical rate of fire varies. I never disputed t...   Aug 11 2004, 12:30 AM
- - Jason Farlander   QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein) Spoken like someone who...   Aug 11 2004, 12:49 AM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   You say tomato.   Aug 11 2004, 12:57 AM
- - Botch   I'm still big into LRP and I use throwing blad...   Aug 16 2004, 11:42 AM
- - Kagetenshi   Do they always hit point-forwards? ~J   Aug 16 2004, 11:58 AM
- - Botch   Mostly, nobody is perfect. Enough that I am confi...   Aug 16 2004, 12:19 PM
- - TheScamp   QUOTE I have 2 blades in scabbards on each upper l...   Aug 16 2004, 02:14 PM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (Botch) Mostly, nobody is perfect. Enough t...   Aug 16 2004, 02:34 PM
- - Botch   I think, "more often than not" is a bett...   Aug 16 2004, 03:35 PM
- - Kagetenshi   Depends on the shuriken. The four-pointed stars wi...   Aug 16 2004, 03:44 PM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   Hurlbats But what should the damage be?   Aug 16 2004, 03:51 PM
- - Botch   Those hurlbats are pretty to look at, but which bi...   Aug 16 2004, 03:58 PM
- - Cirenya   I would say one weapon, pr. hand, pr. simple actio...   Aug 16 2004, 10:11 PM
- - LaughingTiger   If you'd like another source of the ninja and ...   Aug 16 2004, 10:19 PM
- - mfb   Arethusa appears to be ignoring the fact that a Si...   Aug 17 2004, 05:15 AM
- - Botch   Sometimes I just wish that game systems actually u...   Aug 17 2004, 10:52 AM
- - Kagetenshi   The hairs on the back of Botch's hands whisper...   Aug 17 2004, 11:56 AM


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