![]() ![]() ![]() Never get 2+ attacks with it, but could Shoot, drop xbow, move up (drawing weapon), and attack in the same turn. I mentioned in two past articles ( one, two) about my brother, Robert, allowing a Chinese style self loading crossbow that could fire 10 shots a round, and our foolish characters ended up as orc food because we elected to fight with swords instead of our cool crossbows.įinding the proper scale so that one isn’t dropping a combat changer into the midst of the game is the only part of balance I am concerned with. A suitably strong person with the Crossbow Expert Feat could load a heavy crossbow with a move action (or bonus action with Str 18+ since they wouldnt need the winch/windlass). Or is an arbalest just one expression of what the heavy crossbow in AD&D represents? The heavy crossbow has a more complex cocking procedure, so one shot every other round. Crossbow, light - Equipment - D&D Beyond Equipment Crossbow, light Crossbow, light Type: Simple Ranged Weapon Cost: 25 gp Weight: 5 lbs Proficiency with a light crossbow allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. Since a longbow is often credited as 12 aimed shots a minute and that is translated to 2 shots per round in AD&D, it makes sense that one shot per round for an arbalest. ![]() I’ll have to dig up the article, but it would be a heavy+ crossbow in D&D terms. As long as it holds bolts, you can reload it. Type: Piercing The repeating heavy crossbow holds 5 crossbow bolts. They could shoot bolts or stones or shot. Critical: 1920/×2 Range Increment: 120 ft. It discussed the arbalest, a heavy crossbow, that used spring steel arms for the bow and had a range of about 300 meters, longer than 3 American football fields! It also had a fire rate of 2/minute. I believe this is the article, but there’s no date on it, so I’m not sure. I did not make note of the article I read this on, but I wanted to get this scrawled note from an index card recorded so I can ditch the index card. ![]()
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