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2011-03-29, 04:22 PM
As a rogue, you might wish to TWF hand crossbows, not b/c you want to look like Lara Croft but simply to get more sneak attacks at range than you might with a single bow.
(Part of the motivation for using two handcrossbows rather than throwing weapons, is Blink + Force property on the launchers, to get ranged sneak attack via Blink but without the 20% miss chance. The other is not having the build investment like Master Thrower / Quick Draw).
Anyway - are there ways to reload hand crossbows as a free action and without needing a free hand (the way Rapid Reload or that special drow feat still do)?
IIRC there was a base-price-bonus property from somewhere that let crossbows hold 100 bolts at once (+2 base price bonus, Arms and Equipment Guide, maybe) although I'm not sure where it was or if it satisfied both conditions.
On a related note, the gloves of endless javelins (MIC) refer to the javelins as made of 'pure force' - does this make them RAW force effects (i.e. can hit ethereal things, so no 20% miss while blinking)? And when TWF throwing javelin are they light weapons or no?
(Part of the motivation for using two handcrossbows rather than throwing weapons, is Blink + Force property on the launchers, to get ranged sneak attack via Blink but without the 20% miss chance. The other is not having the build investment like Master Thrower / Quick Draw).
Anyway - are there ways to reload hand crossbows as a free action and without needing a free hand (the way Rapid Reload or that special drow feat still do)?
IIRC there was a base-price-bonus property from somewhere that let crossbows hold 100 bolts at once (+2 base price bonus, Arms and Equipment Guide, maybe) although I'm not sure where it was or if it satisfied both conditions.
On a related note, the gloves of endless javelins (MIC) refer to the javelins as made of 'pure force' - does this make them RAW force effects (i.e. can hit ethereal things, so no 20% miss while blinking)? And when TWF throwing javelin are they light weapons or no?