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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Laurel" data-source="post: 1984582" data-attributes="member: 17067">I like the idea that though there is no additional damage it could help with speed of loading. A +4 PC would be able to crank the gears faster then someone with a +2 str bonus. One could also try to rationalize that as with each + to str bonus the more pullies/complex the bow gets and thus the more taught the crossbow.  This could then add to damage as the force pushing the ammunition has more power.  It may not be realalistic, but could be visually aceptable and it's not like this would be the first time. Personally, I would let it have the speed but not the damage, and certainly not both faster load and more damage just by a str bonus to the xbow- there are people who train to grind the gears on a sailboat so the sail is raised faster in a race (and other such gear actions).  SO to me it makes sense that it would be easier for some with a higher strength to rotate the gear around without getting tired or having issues as it gets taught.  but it is really all about DM preference <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=":)" /></blockquote>