![]() ![]() ![]() (Especially Multiattack for fighters which requires Longbow or Shortbow). This leaves us with just a couple classes that could reasonable use a Hand Crossbow with a shield but with all the other options they have available I just can't see why they would. Well on this point you're mostly right, except that the class I see having the largest interest in using the Hand Crossbow is a Rogue (as they specifically get Hand Crossbow proficiency) but rogue's do not have shield proficiency. Gecko Rogue with Hand Crossbow and Dagger DSM8147 PART OF THE CRITTER KINGDOMS MINIATURE RANGE. So then you might think you could use it with a shield. The painted miniature examples are for inspiration only. Yet, you can essentially do the same thing with a Shortbow because drawing/sheathing is an incidental action, when someone closes to melee range you simply sheath your bow, pull a melee weapon and attack in the same round. Like the Bonus Action attack from Polearm Master, the Crossbow Expert additional attack adds the user’s Dexterity modifier to damage, and benefits from additional damage from a magic hand crossbow, as well. 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. You might then think that you could use the crossbow and a melee weapon together so that you can attack with one at range and one close up. As hand crossbows are ranged weapons, all such attacks can benefit from D&Ds damage bonus afforded by Sharpshooter. ![]() However, you cannot dual wield with the Hand crossbow as it is not light and the dual wielding rules specify you must use melee weapons (though throwable melee weapons being thrown is also okay.) You may think that since the Shortbow is 2-handed that that is the balancing factor for these two weapons. Hand Crossbow is a martial weapon, does 1d6 damage, has range of 30/120 and costs 75 gp.įor comparison, the Shortbow is a simple weapon, does 1d6 damage, has range of 80/320 and costs 25 gp. ![]()
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