Repeating crossbow - WTF!

[Hypersmurf]

+1 Wounding Heavy Repeating Crossbow of Distance

Wounding only appears on the Melee Weapon Special Abilities table.

-Hyp.

 

[reanjr]

Hi

Could someone please explain to me why anyone would spend a feat to be able to use a repeating crossbow.
Why not just use a bow? And spend the feat on rapid shot or something. If you're not proficient with bows, why not spend the feat on a bow instead of Repeating Crossbow.

I'm trying really really hard, but I just can see any advantages to the rep. X-bow that warrants the spending off a feat.

Tailor made for wizards. They have to spend a feat to get bows anyway, so they might as weel spedn it on something even better. Better range, better damage (assuming the wizards has a medium to low Strength). It's perfect for when you've cast that last spell or you are conserving and need to stay way out of combat.

 

[Bob the Reaver]

I make Repeating Hand Crossbows avalible as an Exotic Weapon. Some of my players dont like the idea. After a controversail campaign introducing rifles to the campaign my players are always on the look out for rapid fire projectiles.

 

[Matrix Sorcica]

Tailor made for wizards. They have to spend a feat to get bows anyway, so they might as weel spedn it on something even better. Better range, better damage (assuming the wizards has a medium to low Strength). It's perfect for when you've cast that last spell or you are conserving and need to stay way out of combat.

Why not spend the feat on a greatbow instead? My point is, that is you have to spend a feat anyway, you might as well spend it on an exotic bow - which IMO is superior to a reating crossbow.

 

[Storm Raven]

Why not spend the feat on a greatbow instead? My point is, that is you have to spend a feat anyway, you might as well spend it on an exotic bow - which IMO is superior to a reating crossbow.

So long as you don't have a Strength penalty. And don't mind standing up to shoot.

 

[candidus_cogitens]

If you want to use an exotic weapon, see if your DM will let you use the Weapon Group rules in Unearthed Arcana.

 

[coyote6]

For a homebrew setting I was toying with once, I was going to make repeating crossbows martial weapons.

Giving one or more races (or cultures) a weapon familiarity trait w/repeating crossbows would work, too. Imagine the goblin armies, with their repeating crossbow-armed worg cavalry . . .

 

[Creamsteak]

It would also be much easier for a crossbow wielder to qualify for a Cover bonus. A small matter for most PCs, but a big advantage in a large scale battle or fight against a horde of elite kobolds crawling amongst the rocks.

This is what I was going to point out. You can also (I'm not sure if the rules make this claim, but it makes sense) fire a crossbow from prone without trouble, but firing a bow while laying down sounds REALLY difficult.

 

[drnuncheon]

Wounding only appears on the Melee Weapon Special Abilities table.

Excellent point. Definitely add 'thrown' and 'returning' to the construct.

J
Bolts? No, why would I need them?

 

[Wolv0rine]

I don't know, just saw 'Van Helsing' last night, and I've got to say he made fabulous use of a monstrous heavy repeating crossbow.

Of course, the thing came off more like a friggin M-16, but... *chuckles*