On 4 Dec 2000, at 12:23, Noctifer@aol.com wrote:

> But when you get multiple attacks, does that mean you can load and fire
> crossbows faster? If you get 2 attacks a round, can you fire that heavy
> crossbow once every round? (And at what attack bonus?)

> I can't find a specific rule to back this up, but I'd say that crossbows are
> unaffected by multiple attacks, Rapid Shot feat, etc.  In other words, it takes
> as long as it takes to crank the winch.  I might allow them for hand crossbows,
> but nothing larger.
> 

I mostly agree with Lucifer on the speed issue, but in a cinematic setting I'd 
allow a rapid fire feat for any crossbow whose strength rating the character 
exceeds, with the house rule that such abuse of the mechanism is more likely 
to break it.  So a character with STR 16 could, using the feat of Rapid Load 
(Crossbow), load and fire a crossbow of STR 15 or less every round.  I'd 
consider doubling the number of attacks again for a crossbow of 1/4 the 
character's STR or less, so with a little hand crossbow of STR4, the STR16 
player could reload and fire 2 shots a round, with a even greater chance of 
damaging the crossbow.



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