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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 3102156" data-attributes="member: 15538">No, I would not. The picture in my mind was an archer holding his aim and shooting off a couple of arrows. Crossbows load mechanically. Short of gyro-stabilization, there is no way to get a similar effect with a crossbow.I think that's the default assumption.... as if there is such a thing, because Manyshot is for arrows. But I don't think that would be an effective throwing weapon, at least, as a double throwing weapon. Tying them together in an effective manner would just make it a larger dose of holy water, I think.If by "pulling off Manyshot" you mean, "sprinkling rocks to and fro in a fairly random fashion," sure. <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Have you tried it? Crossbows, first of all, are grooved. Second, they launch mechanically, which uses a device calibrated for a single missile. Third, the recoil would be a serious problem.You can throw your greatsword as in improvised weapon, if you want.No. But having seen it, I can believe nocking two arrows is a tactic that might be reasonably successful in combat. I do not believe that of trying to launch more than one crossbow bolt.How would you even load it? The string comes to a point at the bolt's nock when loaded. How would you load it such that both bolts touched the string? The bolt typically sits in a groove, and frequently has a platform behind it. How would you thread two crossbow bolts?  A crossbow is calibrated to one missile. What would the effect on range and power of each missile be if the energy were shared? Crossbows are aimed by "point and shoot," that is, by matching an expected arc to your aim. How would you get an accurate shot if each crossbow bolt was hit by vibration a fraction of a second into the launch?</blockquote>

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