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<blockquote data-quote="Bront" data-source="post: 3261865" data-attributes="member: 19696"><p>Of note, the Great crosbow does aproximately .38 points more damage over the course of 6 rounds compaired to the Repeating crossbow. Not exactly a lot.</p><p></p><p>The repeating crossbow is also a 1 round reload time if you have a full cartrage. It's 1 round per bolt otherwise, plus one for the cartrage.</p><p></p><p>With Rapid Reload, it becomes an average of 15.13 points of damage over 6 rounds. Or, slightly more than weapon specialization.</p><p></p><p>Of course, then if you add crossbow sniper into the mix...</p><p></p><p>Of note, a +1 Str Longbow (seems fairly reasonable to have) has a 2.49 point advantage over the great crossbow over 6 rounds, or a 12.26 disadvantage with rapid reload on the crossbow. Rapid Shot vs Rapid Reload is a 7.22 point advantage for the crossbow, though that one varries a bit more depending on the AC (Advantage Rapid Shot on anything that needs an 8 or less to hit using Rapid Shot (6 or less with the crossbow), advantage crossbow on anything needing less than a 19 to hit (nat 20 for the longbow), then advantage longbow again.). </p><p></p><p>Note, both averages are taken accross a roll of 1-20 to hit, and include criticals, and any AC hitable on a roll between 1-20, and use average damage. Probably not 100% accurate, but they give a general idea.</p><p></p><p>So, I guess statisticly, it's not bad, but it's almost abusive with Rapid Shot. of course, that's 2 feats at that point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bront, post: 3261865, member: 19696"] Of note, the Great crosbow does aproximately .38 points more damage over the course of 6 rounds compaired to the Repeating crossbow. Not exactly a lot. The repeating crossbow is also a 1 round reload time if you have a full cartrage. It's 1 round per bolt otherwise, plus one for the cartrage. With Rapid Reload, it becomes an average of 15.13 points of damage over 6 rounds. Or, slightly more than weapon specialization. Of course, then if you add crossbow sniper into the mix... Of note, a +1 Str Longbow (seems fairly reasonable to have) has a 2.49 point advantage over the great crossbow over 6 rounds, or a 12.26 disadvantage with rapid reload on the crossbow. Rapid Shot vs Rapid Reload is a 7.22 point advantage for the crossbow, though that one varries a bit more depending on the AC (Advantage Rapid Shot on anything that needs an 8 or less to hit using Rapid Shot (6 or less with the crossbow), advantage crossbow on anything needing less than a 19 to hit (nat 20 for the longbow), then advantage longbow again.). Note, both averages are taken accross a roll of 1-20 to hit, and include criticals, and any AC hitable on a roll between 1-20, and use average damage. Probably not 100% accurate, but they give a general idea. So, I guess statisticly, it's not bad, but it's almost abusive with Rapid Shot. of course, that's 2 feats at that point. [/QUOTE]
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