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  1. What's the point of a hand crossbow? - Role-playing Games Stack …

    Size a hand crossbow can be concealed, other crossbows not so much. Weight if the optional encumbrance rules are in use, the 2 pound difference between a hand and light crossbow can be …

  2. How do you load a hand crossbow? - Role-playing Games Stack …

    Sep 6, 2014 · The Crossbow Expert feat states that as a bonus action, you can "attack with a loaded hand crossbow you are holding." However, nowhere in the rules does it specify a "loaded" versus …

  3. What function does the "light" weapon property serve on the hand …

    Why does the hand crossbow have the light property? What purpose is it serving? Now with the addition of the Feats in the players handbook my question still remains. The feat for crossbow expert says the …

  4. When would you ever use a heavy crossbow over a hand crossbow if …

    Mar 7, 2020 · Both a heavy crossbow and a hand crossbow's chance to hit will scale equivalently with Dex. If anything, a hand crossbow gets stronger as Dex increases as you attack one additional time …

  5. Does Crossbow Expert let me fire a hand crossbow as a bonus action ...

    Oct 4, 2018 · The Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, pg. 165) says: When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you …

  6. dnd 5e 2014 - Does a Hand Crossbow with the Repeating Shot Infusion ...

    A free hand is required to use the crossbow and load it with its ammunition, When making an attack, only one attack may be made per action, irrespective of any features like Extra Attack. The …

  7. Can you attack multiple times a turn with a light/heavy crossbow and ...

    Oct 19, 2018 · Because of the way this is worded (and it is deliberately so) you can use an attack with the hand crossbow to grant yourself a bonus attack with the same hand crossbow, meaning that all …

  8. feats - Is it possible to make 3 attacks with a Hand Crossbow without ...

    Jun 14, 2025 · At first glance it seemed from the change to the Crossbow Expert feat that they have removed the 3 attacks per round potential. But the wording is poor enough I think there may be some …

  9. dnd 5e 2014 - Does attacking with a Dragon Wing Hand Crossbow …

    May 10, 2022 · A hand crossbow is a one-handed weapon that ordinarily takes two hands to fire, due to the loading portion of the Ammunition property. Ammunition: Drawing the ammunition from a quiver, …

  10. Wielding a Hand Crossbow and a Rapier with Crossbow Expert Feat …

    May 15, 2018 · I am wielding a hand crossbow and a rapier in each hand, with the Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, p165). On my turn I use my action to hit with my rapier, then drop the rapier as a free action, …