Crossbow

A crossbow was a weapon that shot specially made projectiles called bolts.
==Variations==
===Hand Crossbow===
A hand crossbow was a very small crossbow ideal for concealment. It was a short range weapon that could be drawn for firing with just one hand. They typically cost around 100 gp.
===Light Crossbow===
A light crossbow was a simple crossbow that was small enough to be shot with one hand. A pair of them could be wielded and fired simultaneously, but two hands were required in order to reload each light crossbow, usually by inserting a bolt and pulling a lever. They typically cost around 35 gp.
===Heavy Crossbow===
A heavy crossbow, also called an arbalest.
Heavy crossbows cost around 50 gold pieces.
===Repeating Crossbow===
Repeating crossbows were available in both light and heavy varieties, and held a case of five bolts. Two hands were required to operate the repeating crossbow, owing to the need to draw the bow each time a bolt was fired.
A light repeating crossbow cost around 250 gold pieces, whereas a heavy repeating crossbow cost around 400 gold pieces.
An enchanted variety of repeating crossbows existed in the Moonsea region. These enchanted +3 light crossbows gave its users the boon of haste that not only affected the crossbow's firing speed, but also the wielders movement speed.
There also existed the chu-ko-nu, a variety of light repeating crossbows unique to the continent of Kara-Tur.
===Double Crossbow===
A crossbow that had another crossbow built just above the foregrip. Though it could shoot two bolts at the same time, some of them had reduced range relative to single crossbows.
The Yawning Portal staff had a heavy double crossbow for protection.
==Ammunition==
Crossbows of all sizes fired bolts, otherwise known as quarrels. Though shaped like arrows, their shafts were much thicker and shorter. Bolts used in active warfare would often had conical or pyramidal-shaped heads. Ten bolts usually cost around 1 gold piece, while a case of five bolts for a repeating crossbow of any size typically cost the same amount.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
===Gallery===
Crossbow Bolts2e.png|A crossbow alongside three bolts with differently shaped heads.
RepeatingCrossbow-4e.png|A depiction of a repeating crossbow.
Crossbow BG2.png|Also a crossbow.
Human female rogue NWN.jpg|A rogue from Neverwinter, armed with a crossbow.
drowaiming.png|A drow aims a crossbow.
Armory.png|Two crossbows rest on a weapon rack.
Helmed horror 3e.jpg|A helmed horror carries a crossbow on its back.
Heavy crossbow 2.png|An enchanted heavy crossbow from Northwest Faerûn.
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===References===
 
Category:Ranged weapons
Category:Weapons
Category:Projectile weapons
Category:Items
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Toril
Category:Wooden items
Category:Items from the Moonsea