Heavy Crossbows

 Heavy Crossbows are a type of two-handed martial ranged weapon. The following are some base attributes common to most heavy crossbows, although special or magical variants may be significantly different. For the most common, nonmagical type of this weapon, see Heavy Crossbow. Further down below, you can find a list of all heavy crossbows in the game.

Properties

Damage

1d10 (1~10) + Dexterity modifier ⁠Piercing

Details

 Two-Handed

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Dippable

Actions

If you have proficiency, equip in main hand to gain:

 Piercing Shot ()

Deal regular damage and possibly inflict  Gaping Wounds which cause extra damage on attacks. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

 Brace (Ranged) ()

Spend 6 m / 20 ft of your movement. For the rest of your turn, roll ranged damage twice and use the highest result. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

List of heavy crossbows

Item	Ench.	Damage	Damage type	Weight	Price	Special
Rusty Heavy Crossbow		1d10	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	6
Watcher Crossbow		3d10	Piercing	50 kg 100 lb	65	Not usable by humanoids.
Heavy Crossbow		1d10	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	65
Crossbow of Arcane Force	+1	1d10 + 1	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	130	Arcane Ammunition () Infuse your crossbow bolts with arcane energy. Your ranged weapon attacks deal an additional 1d4Force damage. ( Recharge: Short rest.)
Gandrel's Aspiration	+1	1d10 + 1	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	130	Feller of Monsters You have Advantage against Monstrosity type enemies.  Sacred Munitions () Infuse your crossbow bolts with holy energy. For the rest of your turn, your ranged weapon attacks inflict  Turned against Undead. ( Recharge: Short rest.)
Githyanki Crossbow	+1	1d10 + 1	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	85
Heavy Crossbow +1	+1	1d10 + 1	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	85
Giantbreaker	+1	1d10 + 1	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	380	Heavy Hitter Your weapon hits hard enough to send your target  Reeling for 2 turns.
Harold	+1	1d10 + 1	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	480	Haroldish Doom When dealing damage to a target with a ranged weapon, the target must succeed a Charisma Saving throw or be  Baned for 2 turns.
The Long Arm of the Gur	+2	1d10 + 2	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	380	Revenant Scourge When used against undead creatures this weapon has +1d4 bonus to Attack and Damage rolls.
Fabricated Arbalest	+2	1d10 + 2	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	960	Dazzling Ray () Unleash a beam of brilliant light that  Blinds all creatures in its path. ( Recharge: Short rest.)  Illuminating Shot () Fire a shimmering bolt that inflicts 1 turn of  Radiating Orb upon the target.
Hellfire Engine Crossbow	+2	1d10 + 2	Piercing	8.1 kg 16.2 lb	960	Lightning Arrow () Cast as a level 4 spell ( Recharge: Long rest.)  Reposition Malefactor () Pulls the creature 9 m / 30 ft closer to you.

Legacy content

(None)

External links

• ⁠Crossbow on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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