The light crossbow might do slightly more damage, but it'll take another action to strap on that shield while the bugbear you just cheesed off is charging down on you.īut ultimately, it's a cool character concept. Drow, for instance, are notorious in game for shooting from a hiding place with a poisoned hand crossbow bolt before closing to melee, a fighting style that works very well with the HCB/Shield combo. Drawing the ammunition from a quiver, case, or other container is part of the attack. Each time you attack with the weapon, you expend one piece of ammunition.
If you're looking to set up an ambush, having that single shot ready to go can be very worthwhile. Ammunition: You can use a weapon that has the ammunition property to make a ranged attack only if you have ammunition to fire from the weapon. Maybe you want to back up your buddy in the standoff in the bar? Lugging out your big 'bow is slow and gives everyone time to react, but you can relatively realistically quick-draw with your hand crossbow (assuming you thought to have it strung and a bolt ready, for whatever reason). Maybe you need assassinate the Evil Count at the Grand Ball? That big, Heavy Crossbow's not gonna pass the guards' ocular pat-down, but the Hand Crossbow in your big, fancy coat might get by easily.
Even without that, holding one in each hand means you aren't held down to the one-attack-per-round drawback the Heavy and Light crossbows suffer due to the Loading property. The Crossbow Expert feat grants that sweet Bonus Action shot with an already-loaded hand crossbow. There are a variety of reasons to use hand crossbows!Ĭombat practicality.
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