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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zhure" data-source="post: 849121" data-attributes="member: 308">from the FAQ:"The descriptions for light and heavy crossbows in the Player’sHandbook say a character can fire one of them with each hand. The hand crossbow description, however, makes no mention of such an action. Is this penalty the same for hand crossbows, or is such an action implicitly prohibited (which seems extremely odd)? Heavy and light crossbows are two-handed weapons that can be fired (but not loaded) with one hand at an extra penalty (–4), provided the wielder is of sufficient size. Firing off a crossbow in each hand is even more difficult (–6 for the primary hand and –10 for the off hand, or –6 for each hand if the shooter has Ambidexterity). The hand crossbow is a one-handed weapon and there is no penalty for using a hand crossbow in one hand. Note that since a hand crossbow is Tiny, a Diminutive creature would need two hands to use it. In such a case, treat one-handed use just like a light crossbow used one-handed. Small or Medium-size characters can fire a hand crossbow from each hand according to the normal rules for attacking with two-weapons, usually the shooter will suffer –4 for the primary hand and –8 for the off hand (–4/–4 with Ambidexterity), see pages 124–125 in the Player’s Handbook. Note that the Two-Weapon Fighting feat is for melee and does not reduce the penalties for using two ranged weapons."Italics mine.</blockquote>