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I think calling it an accurate weapon and improving damage to 1d6 would be fine.  The description on Wookieepedia supports the idea of being a balanced weapon combined with enough weight to piece stormtrooper armor if the throw uses enough force.  Most exotic weapons happen to have other qualities associated with them as well, so perhaps to make it stand out from knives or other similar simple weapons, it could have an additional unique quality or two.  For example, the first time we see zenji needles is in the Thrawn Trilogy (Timothy Zahn), when those who see them initially mistake them for hair ornaments.  In addition, zenji needles are designed to be thrown quickly and often see multiple needles thrown at the same target, so aligning them with a feat bonus might be interesting as well.

Zenji Needle
Weapon Type: Exotic Weapons (Ranged, thrown)
Size: Tiny
Cost: 50
Damage: 1d6
Stun Setting: NO
Rate of Fire: Single-Shot
Weight: 0.1 Kilogram
Type: Piercing
Availability: Rare
Accurate:  This weapon takes no penalty to attack rolls when thrown at targets at Short Range.
Special:  You do not take the -2 penalty when using this weapon with Rapid Shot if you have multiple zenji needles.  The zenji needle's size, shape, and ornamental jewel give the wearer a +10 Equipment bonus to Deception checks for the purpose of hiding its presence if the wielder has hair that is shoulder length or longer and the hair has been styled.

Thank you both for your response to my question.

I do like the write up by Sienn Sconn a lot. I will have to read up the rules for concealing a weapon or object. But having the weapon hide in plain sight is an attractive feature.

I may like StevenO's idea of having it be easy to draw more than enhancing Rapid Shot. Both are certainly worth considering.

To answer StevenO's question, the Weapon comes from Heroes Guide (RCR). While I see your point about the damage, Exotic Weapons in SAGA generally do one or two points of damage more than a similar Simple Weapon on average. The best comparison would be with other Tiny Exotic weapons. There are only two of those: Shyarn (3d4) and the Tehk'la Blade (2d6). In light of that 1d4 is just too low.

You know that I agree with you on the Tehk'la Blade. It either needs to be bigger in size or deal a bit less damage. We had that discussion about 2 years ago on this forum I think. But I had to bring it up as that's one of only two weapons of the right size.

If we ignore the Amphistaff, there is no exotic weapon that does only 1d4 damage. We are ignoring that one as it has poison and reach and can pin targets and so on. Damage is really not the most important thing there.

The Tehk'la Blade and Shyarn are not the only Exotic weapons that have exaggerated damage. Allmost every one has it. The only ones that do single dice damage are Fira (1d8) and Dark Sticks (1d6/2d8). The Fira can deal half as much damage next turn if it hits Fortitude Defense as well, something that is often likely to be lower than Reflex Defense. That is probably even worse than the Tehk'la Blade. You get to double dip in level based damage and other increases as well as the 1d8. Dark Sticks may do 1d6 when thrown, but you are supposed to wield more than one in a hand and do 2d8 damage.

My conclusions is that 1d4 would be fine if it was a Simple Weapon. For an Exotic Weapon 1d6 is pretty much as low as it goes. That is still only half of what a Shyarn or Tehk'la Blade do.

But as always, we don't have to agree. I just think that most Exotic Weapons are having a damage dice one step bigger than we would otherwise expect. If that is they way it's supposed to be is a different question. But that is the way it is.