Boomerang 5e dmg3/13/2023 ![]() There are two or three notches to rest the thumb which can then be lined up with the bolt forming the crossbow sight. ![]() ![]() The crossbow bolt is laid in a groove on the top of the stock and the trigger pulled. ![]() This “cocking” of the crossbow is what gives a crossbow the “loading” property. The string is pulled back by using a lever or winding a crank on a ratchet. The string has been soaked in glue as some protection against moisture. The ‘bow’ is made of wood, iron or steel. General crossbow description: A crossbow has a wooden stock generally made from yew, ash, hazel or elm and coated with glue or varnish. This post represents my thoughts on the subject and how I deal with it using a couple of house rules. In my opinion, their subsequent attempt at clarifying the rules didn’t help all that much. Doing all of this and also keeping the rules simple and short created quite a bit of confusion. When the rules were written for fifth edition they attempted to restrict the number of times a crossbow could be fired and still allow for exceptions. Because Player Characters aren’t “most people” they often are able to make multiple attacks each round. The only problem with a crossbow is that it takes so long to load most people can only make one crossbow attack each round.
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