You can shoot a hand crossbow with each hand, but you take a penalty on attack rolls as if attacking with two light weapons.ĭescription: This stubby-looking crossbow has a cup-like attachment rather than a groove for a bolt. You can shoot, but not load, a hand crossbow with one hand at no penalty. A hand crossbow fires standard crossbow bolts, like those used by light and heavy crossbows. Loading a hand crossbow is a move action that provokes attacks of opportunity.
This penalty is cumulative with the penalty for one-handed firing.ĭescription: You draw a hand crossbow back manually. You can shoot a light crossbow with each hand, but you take a penalty on attack rolls as if attacking with two light weapons. However, you can shoot, but not load, a light crossbow with one hand at a -2 penalty on attack rolls. Normally, operating a light crossbow requires two hands. Loading a light crossbow is a move action that provokes attacks of opportunity. This penalty is cumulative with the penalty for one-handed firing.ĭescription: You draw a light crossbow back by pulling a lever. You can shoot a heavy crossbow with each hand, but you take a penalty on attack rolls as if attacking with two one-handed weapons. However, you can shoot, but not load, a heavy crossbow with one hand at a -4 penalty on attack rolls. Normally, operating a heavy crossbow requires two hands. Loading a heavy crossbow is a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity. Its lighter construction means it provides only a +1 bonus on Climb checks and grapple combat maneuver checks to pull the target toward you.ĭescription: You draw a heavy crossbow back by turning a small winch. When used, the winch provides a +2 bonus on grapple combat maneuver checks to pull the target toward you and a +2 bonus on Climb checks.ĭescription: This weapon functions as a heavy crank crossbow, except that its damage, critical, and range values are equivalent to those of a light crossbow.
After firing such a bolt, the wielder can use the winch to retract the rope or pull herself along the rope if the bolt is secure. The wound rope can be attached to a barbed bolt as part of a loading action. Up to 50 feet of silk rope can be wound onto the winch as a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity. While not banned outright, adventurers sporting crossbows can expect to have their reputations suffer accordingly, being associated with backalley business and underhanded dealings.ĭescription: This heavy crossbow has a winch mounted below the stock.
While the hefted bulk of standard crossbows is closely associated with the patriotic imagery of marching ranks of soldiers defending hearth and home, ownership of crossbows by private individuals is invariably seen as evidence of their less-than-savory doings. Pictured here: 1) poisoned sand tube, 2) tube arrow shooter, 3) crossbow bolt, 4) hand crossbow, 5) light crossbow, 6) repeating crossbow or chu ko nŭ, 7) crank crossbow, 8) heavy crossbow, 9) heavy repeating crossbow, 10) heavy crank crossbow, and 11) launching crossbow.Ĭrossbows have a complicated imagery in the Empire.
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