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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6640556" data-attributes="member: 37579">Um, no. We had people arguing that Rules As Written you didn't need a free hand to reload. And we had DMs needed to be the bad guy and impose limitations (aka house rules), which was not being well received. We didn't have a "moderate amount of reality". We had people reloading crossbows with their teeth or pulling bolts out of the aether. We're really in the exact same position we were before: DMs who are okay with double crossbows can allow it, and DMs who are uncomfortable with it can ban. Only now the assumption has changed from permission from restriction. Instead of DMs having to ban the option, they now have to choose to allow the option. Opt into rather than opt out. Which is more harmonious as it's easier to give permission than to take away. It causes less strife. Sage Advice didn't really add anything, it just skirted the argument by pointing out an ignored rule. It was the errata that added something.</blockquote>