![]() If you want to play a gunslinger, or a pirate, or fantasy Trinity from the Matrix, having a long crossbow sorely clashes with the core of a character who would rather carry a revolver or a flintlock, or just a bunch of throw-away guns, one handed. The light crossbow might do slightly more damage, but it'll take another action to strap on that shield while the bugbear you just cheesed off is charging down on you.īut ultimately, it's a cool character concept. While many gears without this property can be held in one hand, Light weapons are known for their ability to be used for dual-wielding, as the property is required to make the most out of the Two-Weapon Fighting style. Small creatures have disadvantage on Attack rolls with heavy Weapons. And it is, as far as crossbows go, ideal for fighting with two weapons. Drow, for instance, are notorious in game for shooting from a hiding place with a poisoned hand crossbow bolt before closing to melee, a fighting style that works very well with the HCB/Shield combo. The feat says that you need to attack with a one handed weapon. A hand crossbow is small and easy to handle. If you're looking to set up an ambush, having that single shot ready to go can be very worthwhile. Maybe you want to back up your buddy in the standoff in the bar? Lugging out your big 'bow is slow and gives everyone time to react, but you can relatively realistically quick-draw with your hand crossbow (assuming you thought to have it strung and a bolt ready, for whatever reason). Maybe you need assassinate the Evil Count at the Grand Ball? That big, Heavy Crossbow's not gonna pass the guards' ocular pat-down, but the Hand Crossbow in your big, fancy coat might get by easily. Even without that, holding one in each hand means you aren't held down to the one-attack-per-round drawback the Heavy and Light crossbows suffer due to the Loading property. The Crossbow Expert feat grants that sweet Bonus Action shot with an already-loaded hand crossbow. 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 wouldn't need the winch/windlass). ![]() ![]() How about a magical tiny fairy that is invisible to everyone else who reload your crossbows for. Feat: Crosssbow expert would reduce reload times 1 step: Action > Move Action > Bonus Action > no action (part of attack). For a longbow-wielding sharpshooter, choose a human or, for a samurai, an elf. (The fast advance to level 4 means a short wait for both feats.) At levels 8 and 12, increase your Dexterity. There are a variety of reasons to use hand crossbows!Ĭombat practicality. New D&D player, Dual Hand Crossbow makes sense to me. For a crossbow-wielding sharpshooter, choose a human. ![]()
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