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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Angcuru" data-source="post: 861076" data-attributes="member: 10948">Actually, crossbows were VERY inaccurate, and there was no average rate of fire, to tell the truth.  A fully trained crossbowman could only reliable fire a bolt at a target and have a CHANCE at hitting when it was within 30 yards, and THEN you could reload.  However, not crossbowmen would be dead meat if they reloaded after firing their first bolt, since the time delay of a reload leaves them open to all sorts of dangers, and they would DIE A LOT.  Which is why they always carried a broadsword with which they would fight their way to a safe location, where they would reload, and then they would pick a target, fire, and then fight to get to another safe location, etc. etc.But in terms of mechanics under ideal condititions, the average crossbow could be fired at a rate of about 2-3 bolts a minute, since it takes about 15-20 or so seconds to drop the forward end to the ground, place your foot on the brace, haul the string back into position, put the lock in place, replace the bolt, and get back into firing position.So in reality, reloading a crossbow is a 2-full round action, assuming that you start reloading after firing a single shot that one round. But they packed a LOT of punch. Full plate folded in like tinfoil.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> I'd say in historically accurate but complicated terms of game stats crossbows should be:HEAVY: 2d8  19-20 X2, Negates Armor Bonus when within 30 ft.(deal as touch attack), range increment 10 ft. 2 full round actions to reloadPowerful but inaccurate.LIGHT: 2d6  19-20 X2, Negates 5 points of Armor when within 30 ft., range increment 15 ft. 1 full round action to reloadA bit less powerful but more accurate than the HEAVY types.HAND: 2d4  19-20 X2, range increment 20 ft. partial action to reload.More accurate but less powerful than other crossbows, but can be used in a single hand.</blockquote>

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