SRD:Crossbow Bolts

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Bolts, Crossbow (10, Heavy, Light, and Hand)

Ammunition Critical: — Range Increment: — Type: — Hardness: 5
Size	Cost^1	Damage	Weight^1	hp^1
Fine	*	—	*	*
Diminutive	*	—	*	*
Tiny	*	—	*	*
Small	1 gp	—	1/2 lb.	*
Medium	1 gp	—	1 lb.	*
Large	2 gp	—	2 lb.	*
Huge	*	—	*	*
Gargantuan	*	—	*	*
Colossal	*	—	*	*
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value directly nor a means to determine it.

Description

A crossbow bolt used as a melee weapon is treated as a light improvised weapon (–4 penalty on attack rolls) and deals damage as a dagger of its size (crit ×2). Bolts come in a wooden case that holds 10 bolts (or 5, for a repeating crossbow). A bolt that hits its target is destroyed; one that misses has a 50% chance of being destroyed or lost.

Prices and weights are for ten bolts.

Enhancements

Heavy, Light, and Hand Crossbow Bolt Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork^1	Hardness	hp^2	Special
Steel and Wood	1 gp	61 gp	5	*	—
Adamantine	—	601 gp	5	*	Bypass hardness less than 20
Deep Crystal	—	201 gp	10	*	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	61 gp	8	*	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	71 gp	5	*	1/2 weight
Iron, Cold	2 gp	62 gp	5	*	Magical enchantments cost an additional 400 gp.
Mithral	—	501 gp	5	*	1/2 weight
Silver, Alchemical	21 gp	81 gp	5	*	−1 damage
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls. For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value nor a means to determine it.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost^1	Hardness Increase^2	Additional hp^2
+1	+400 gp	+2	+10
+2	+1,600 gp	+4	+20
+3	+3,600 gp	+6	+30
+4	+6,400 gp	+8	+40
+5	+10,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+14,400 gp^3	+12	+60
+7	+19,600 gp^3	+14	+70
+8	+25,600 gp^3	+16	+80
+9	+32,400 gp^3	+18	+90
+10	+40,000 gp^3	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus squared × 4,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 40 gp per unit for cold iron ammunition. 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

• Hand Crossbow
• Heavy Crossbow
• Light Crossbow
• SRD:Weapon Qualities
• Magic Items: Weapons (SRD Rules)
• Wikipedia: Crossbow Projectiles

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