Mighty Weapons?

[Lapis Lazuli]

:dwarf: Ok,so I'm giving the dwarf ranger a go in a new adv. and I'm seeing that bows can be mighty and masterworked...so can crossbows be mighty weapons?

Seems a silly question to some of you I'm sure,but I was wondering all the same [I think my gms gonna allow it anyway,which is cool] if this would be possible in a text-book game.

Not complaining,I'm gonna enjoy it for the home brewed game,but if it's actually something I can do in any campiegn I may be a crossbowman more often!

[lithuse]

I would have to say yes. The only draw back is that you would need the required strength score to reload it.

[CountFalchiezVander]

I would concur, a mighty crossbow would have all the same benefits and drawbacks of a mighty composite bow, including the required strength score. Most likely to cost the same as well.

[Lapis Lazuli]

:happy_dance: Well thanks for the feed back.I was kinda hoping that was the case.Not that my dwarf will have any riches anytime soon,but eventually I plan to see that MW Mighty x-bow...ooooh evil beware!

[Knight of Roses]

I actually wrote up rule for mighty crossbows once, long ago, but they ended up being needlessly complex.

So, I would say, yes. But they should be rare.

[MindForge]

Personally, I like the idea of might crossbows. I would make them take an additional move action to reload, although with the rapid reload feat it still only takes a single move action (same time as a heavy xbow with the feat). It is just that without the feat it takes even longer so it would take a full-round action and then an additional move action.

I just wanted to point out a couple of things though. A heavy crossbow already requires a winch in order to reload - so a mighty crossbow would take something even more serious. I would allow mighty crossbows in my games with the above changes.

[Lapis Lazuli]

Speaking of the heavy crossbow and the rapid reload feat,hows that work out? I knew it took a full round to reload one,but I figured the feat would let you fire it once a round rather than twice.Am I wrong?

Yeah,I figured they were rare,like custom made on requests only.I want a pearl grip on the handles too! Oh,I was thinking about having crafted a mighty repeating crossbow actually.What do you think?