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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sekhmet" data-source="post: 5659733" data-attributes="member: 97602">Acquiring Rapid Reload = One Bolt, No Free Hands, One Feat for each Crossbow type you want to fire.Firing Repeating Crossbows = Five Bolts, One Hand Free, One Feat for each Repeater you want to fire.To be honest, a Repeater isn't a bad choice. Being able to use a shield or some other object in your off hand at least every other round isn't terrible. As for attacks per round goes, lets examine it. [sblock=STOOF]Level 20 Fighter. Repeating Light Crossbow = 4 attacks, 1 attack, reload round, 4 attacks, 1 attack, reload round. 10 Attacks over 6 rounds. Light Crossbow w/Rapid Reload = 4 Attacks per round over 6 rounds is 24 attacks over 6 rounds. Advantage to the Light Crossbow. Repeating Heavy Crossbow = 4 attacks, 1 attack, reload, 4 attacks, 1 attack, reload. 10 attacks over 6 rounds. Heavy Crossbow w/Rapid Reload = 1 attack per round over 6 rounds. 6 attacks, 6 rounds. Advantage Repeater. If we examine an average BAB instead... Level 20 Rogue Repeating Light Crossbow = 3 attacks, 2 attacks, reload round. 3 attacks, 2 attacks, reload round. 10 attacks over 6 rounds. Light Crossbow w/rapid Reload = 3 attacks per round over 6 rounds. 18 attacks per round. Repeating Heavy Crossbow = 3 attacks, 2 attacks, reload round. 3 attacks, 2 attacks, reload round. 10 attacks over 6 rounds. Heavy Crossbow w/Rapid Reload = 1 attack per round over 6 rounds. 6 attacks, 6 rounds. Aaaand why not, a poor BAB. Level 20 Wizard making things go pewpew with a laser sound because he took a Feeblemind spell and likes the sound of a laser. Repeating Light Crossbow = 2 attacks, 2 attacks, 1 attack, reload round, 2 attacks 2 attacks, 1 attack, reload round. 10 attacks over 8 rounds (and 9 attacks over 6 rounds to keep it in touch with previous examples). Light Crossbow w/Rapid Reload = 2 attacks per round over 8 rounds (or 2 attacks per round over 6 rounds). 16 attacks, 8 rounds (or 12 attacks, 6 rounds). Repeating Heavy Crossbow = 2 attacks, 2 attacks, 1 attack, reload round, 2 attacks 2 attacks, 1 attack, reload round. 10 attacks over 8 rounds (and 9 attacks over 6 rounds to keep it in touch with previous examples). Heavy Crossbow w/Rapid Reload = 1 attack per round over 8 rounds (or 6 rounds). 8 attacks, 8 rounds (or 6 attacks, 6 rounds).[/sblock] It is very clear that a Repeating Heavy Crossbow is superior to a Heavy Crossbow with Rapid Reload across all fields, while a Light Crossbow with Rapid Reload is superior to the Repeating Light Crossbow over all fields. Results may skew when enchantments are in place.</blockquote>

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