Hand Crossbows

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

Properties

Damage:

1d6 (1~6) + Dexterity modifier  Piercing damage

Details:

 One-Handed

Range: 15 m / 50 ft

 Light

 Dippable

Actions

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

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  Piercing Shot (): Shoot a foe in the chest and possibly inflict Gaping Wounds. Undead and Constructs can't suffer Gaping Wounds.

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  Mobile Shot (): Make a Ranged Attack while moving. Prerequisite: Must have Dashed or Disengaged this turn.

List of hand crossbows

Weapon	Enchant.	Damage	Damage Type	Extra Dmg.	E.D. Type	Weight	Price	Special
Hand Crossbow		1d6	Piercing			0.9 kg 1.8 lb	50
Firestoker		1d6	Piercing			0.9 kg 2 lb	100	Burned Alive: Deals an additional 1d4Slashing damage to Burning targets.
Hand Crossbow +1	+1	1d6 + 1	Piercing			0.9 kg 1.8 lb	163
Hand Crossbow +2	+2	1d6 + 2	Piercing			0.9 kg 2.0 lb	155
Ne'er Misser	+1	1d6+1	Force			0.9 kg 2 lb	310	Magic Missile(): Cast as a level 3 spell ( Recharge: Short rest).
Hellfire Hand Crossbow	+2	1d6 + 2	Piercing			0.9 kg 2 lb	770	Hellstalker: Possibly inflict Burning when attacking while Hiding or Invisible. Scorching Ray(): Cast as a level 3 spell ( Recharge: Short rest).

Legacy content

• Magical Hand Crossbow - inaccessible

External Links

• Hand crossbow on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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