Hand crossbow
The hand crossbow is a missile weapon, commonly referred to as a ranged weapon, that fires a projectile (usually a light crossbolt), and requires the ranged weapon skill to use effectively. Crossbow bolts are arrow-like projectiles that are much shorter than arrows but considerably heavier. The crossbow is attached to a stock, so that it can be kept in the loaded state without effort from the user. In general, a crossbow is much easier to wield than its cousin, the bow.
The hand crossbow is unique for its small, one-handed design, allowing the wielder to employ it along with a shield, or even with two weapon combat. Unlike heavy or light crossbows, archers using hand crossbows do not get the bonus attack strength for kneeling or lying prone.
Hand crossbows have a flat FIRE roundtime of 4 seconds when unencumbered, or 2 seconds if they are manually COCKed beforehand.
When used in melee to attack or parry, the hand crossbow acts as a cudgel (including AvD stats). Blunt weapon skill is recommended for using the weapon in this manner.
Alternate Names
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Game Mechanics
This table applies to the hand crossbow when used as a ranged weapon.
| Weapon | AG | Cloth | Leather | Scale | Chain | Plate | RT | Min RT | Damage Type | STR/DU | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AsG | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||
| Hand crossbow | DF | .275 | .225 | .250 | .190 | .135 | 4 | 4 | Puncture/Slash | 50/285 | ||||||||||||
| AvD | 20 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 9 | |||||
The standard hand crossbow has a weight of ?? lbs.
Note: To edit this table go to Template:Weapon table hand crossbow