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<blockquote data-quote="Tilla the Hun (work)" data-source="post: 1690872" data-attributes="member: 14214">What??&nbsp; They Didn't??&nbsp; According to Hollywood, EVERYONE rode around with a crossbow loaded up!!Seriously though - there's a simple explanation - it's twofold.&nbsp; 1:&nbsp; If loaded, you 'had' to carry the earlier crossbows, the bolt would fall out the open slot <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> (later crossbows fixed this, but the bolt was never really 'secured' in the modern sense) becase 2:&nbsp; There was no such thing as a safety on medieval crossbows.The fighter I mentioned was a sardonic commentary on powergamers (no offense to any such) and probably wouldn't be allowed in my game <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> (What's the system for figuring accidental discharge??&nbsp; Or Bolt falling out??)Ah well - the system in the RAW works (if not exactly as one might wish) so I'll stick with that...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tilla the Hun (work), post: 1690872, member: 14214"] What?? They Didn't?? According to Hollywood, EVERYONE rode around with a crossbow loaded up!! Seriously though - there's a simple explanation - it's twofold. 1: If loaded, you 'had' to carry the earlier crossbows, the bolt would fall out the open slot :) (later crossbows fixed this, but the bolt was never really 'secured' in the modern sense) becase 2: There was no such thing as a safety on medieval crossbows. The fighter I mentioned was a sardonic commentary on powergamers (no offense to any such) and probably wouldn't be allowed in my game :) (What's the system for figuring accidental discharge?? Or Bolt falling out??) Ah well - the system in the RAW works (if not exactly as one might wish) so I'll stick with that... [/QUOTE]

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