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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aaron2" data-source="post: 1982826" data-attributes="member: 1436">This question has come up before. I made a chart for different sized crossbows versus the user's Strength to determine what method he must use to span it. For example, a character with a Strength of 18 can reload a heavy crossbow just by using his hands but a character with a Strength of 10 must use a windlass which takes four times as long.* This way a high Strength character can chose to either use a bigger crossbow or use a smaller one faster.<a href="http://www.freewebs.com/hedgehobbit/Crossbows.html" target="_blank">http://www.freewebs.com/hedgehobbit/Crossbows.html</a>The problem with using super pulleys is that most characters will drop the crossbow rather than waste 2+ rounds reloading. So there isn't much more of a penalty for having a pully that requires 20 rounds versus one that requires 2. Both are one-shot weapons.Oh, there were lighter crossbows, they were mostly made to be used for hunting and stuff.The Romans had groovy smallish ballistas called "Scorpions". They mounted the thing onto a cart so it was sort of a mobile machine gun. Neat.Aaron*In favor of fun, I purposefully underestimate the time needed to use these devices.</blockquote>