SRD:Heavy Crossbow

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Crossbow, Heavy

Simple One-Handed Projectile Critical: 19–20/×2 Range Increment: 120 ft. Type: Piercing Hardness: 5
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	1d3	*	1
Diminutive	*	1d4	*	1
Tiny	*	1d6	*	1
Small	50 gp	1d8	4 lb.	2
Medium	50 gp	1d10	8 lb.	5
Large	100 gp	2d8	16 lb.	10
Huge	*	3d8	*	20
Gargantuan	*	4d8	*	40
Colossal	*	6d8	*	80
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value directly nor a means to determine it.

Description

You draw a heavy crossbow back by turning a small winch. Loading a heavy crossbow is a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity.

Normally, operating a heavy crossbow requires two hands. However, you can shoot, but not load, a heavy crossbow with one hand at a –4 penalty on attack rolls. You can shoot a heavy crossbow with each hand, but you take a penalty on attack rolls as if attacking with two one-handed weapons. This penalty is cumulative with the penalty for one-handed firing.

Enhancements

Heavy Crossbow Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp	Special
Steel and Wood	50 gp	350 gp	5	5	—
Adamantine	—	3,050 gp	5	6	—
Deep Crystal	—	1,050 gp	10	15	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	350 gp	8	12	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	430 gp	5	5	1/2 weight
Iron, Cold	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Mithral	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Silver, Alchemical	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+1	+2,000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+8,000 gp	+4	+20
+3	+18,000 gp	+6	+30
+4	+32,000 gp	+8	+40
+5	+50,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+72,000 gp3	+12	+60
+7	+98,000 gp3	+14	+70
+8	+128,000 gp3	+16	+80
+9	+162,000 gp3	+18	+90
+10	+200,000 gp3	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus squared × 20,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 2,000 gp for cold iron weapons. Unlike the additional cost, the increase the weapon's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the weapon has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, the weapon is epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

See Also

• Crossbow Bolts
• SRD:Weapon Qualities
• Magic Items: Weapons (SRD Rules)
• Wikipedia: Crossbow

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