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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paraxis" data-source="post: 6541531" data-attributes="member: 13009">[ATTACH]67059[/ATTACH]There is no rule anywhere in the book that says you need any number of hands free or otherwise to reload a weapon.  Please show me where the RAW says you need even a single hand free to load a heavy crossbow.  It is assumed that because the crossbow uses two hands to use that reloading it does also, same with bows.  They never mention needing a free hand to reload a sling or hand crossbow, not ever in any part of the rules.  So we could assume much like with a heavy crossbow it uses the same number of hands to reload as it does to fire, or you could assume it takes both hands to do so.  Either way you or I would be making an assumption.RAW means exactly that, rules as written.  Sense there are no rules covering exactly how many free hands it takes to reload a sling or hand crossbow, then at best it is a judgment call not a RAW situation.I will cite the two handed property under weapons for my RAW reasoning it only takes one hand to reload a hand crossbow or sling.Two-Handed. This weapon requires two hands to use.Since a hand crossbow doesn't have this property or any other wording anywhere else in the rules suggesting it takes more than one hand to properly use such a weapon, I am left with the conclusion that a one handed man can fully operate a hand crossbow just as fast and as well as a man holding a shield in his off hand.</blockquote>