SRD:Hand Crossbow

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Crossbow, Hand

Exotic Light Projectile Critical: 19–20/×2 Range Increment: 30 ft. Type: Piercing Hardness: 5
Size	Cost^1	Damage	Weight^1	hp
Fine	*	—	*	1
Diminutive	*	1	*	1
Tiny	*	1d2	*	1
Small	100 gp	1d3	1 lb.	2
Medium	100 gp	1d4	2 lb.	5
Large	200 gp	1d6	4 lb.	10
Huge	*	1d8	*	20
Gargantuan	*	2d6	*	40
Colossal	*	3d6	*	80
For values marked with an asterisk, the SRD gives neither this value directly nor a means to determine it.

Description

You can draw a hand crossbow back by hand. Loading a hand crossbow is a move action that provokes attacks of opportunity.

You can shoot, but not load, a hand crossbow with one hand at no penalty. You can shoot a hand crossbow with each hand, but you take a penalty on attack rolls as if attacking with two light weapons.

Enhancements

Hand Crossbow Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork^1	Hardness	hp	Special
Steel and Wood	100 gp	400 gp	5	5	—
Adamantine	—	3,100 gp	5	6	—
Deep Crystal	—	1,100 gp	10	15	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	400 gp	8	12	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	420 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 Cost^1	Hardness Increase^2	Additional hp^2
+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 gp^3	+12	+60
+7	+98,000 gp^3	+14	+70
+8	+128,000 gp^3	+16	+80
+9	+162,000 gp^3	+18	+90
+10	+200,000 gp^3	+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

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

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