Heavy Repeating Crossbow, Pump-action (3.5e Equipment)

Heavy Repeating Crossbow, Pump-action

Exotic Two-Handed Critical: 19-20/x2 Range Increment: 120 ft. Type: Piercing Hardness: —
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	—	*	1
Diminutive	*	—	*	1
Tiny	*	—	*	1
Small	450	D8	7	3
Medium	450	D10	14	7
Large	900	2D6	28	14
Huge	*	—	*	28
Gargantuan	*	—	*	56
Colossal	*	—	*	112
The SRD only gives a means to determine costs and weights of weapons for Large and Small versions based on the Medium weapons. Any other supplied values are the author's best determination.

Rather than utilising a lever action to reset the bowstring, the pump-action crossbow uses an under-mounted grip on a slide-rail. Though this requires considerably greater strength to use, for a wielder of sufficient might it has the advantage of not requiring that the weapon be re-aimed between shots, granting a +1 cumulative to hit modifier for each shot fired at the same target after the first, up to a maximum of +4. Reloading the clip or switching targets negates resets this bonus. As an additional benefit, the distinctive sound of one of these weapons being pumped has been shown to have a noticeable effect on the nerves of potential targets, granting a +2 circumstance bonus to Intimidate checks that lasts for 5 rounds after the weapon has been pumped. Once this effect ends, it cannot be applied to the same Intimidation target within 24 hours.

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