Sage-Tips

Does crossbow expert work with extra attack?

It means Crossbow Expert makes it possible to fire a hand crossbow more than once with a feature like Extra Attack, provided that you have enough ammunition and you have a hand free to load it for each shot.

Can you use a hand crossbow and a shield with crossbow expert?

No, you can’t load a hand crossbow while holding a shield. The errata added a new condition to the Ammunition property: Loading a one handed weapon requires a free hand. A hand holding a shield is not a free hand, so you can’t load your hand crossbow while using a shield.

Can you fire a hand crossbow twice with crossbow expert?

A hand crossbow is a one-handed weapon, so it can, indeed, be used for both attacks, assuming you have a hand free to load the hand crossbow between the two attacks.

Can you fire a crossbow as a bonus action?

3 Answers. You can not fire a crossbow as a reaction or a bonus action without taking certain actions prior.

Does crossbow expert work with bows?

You ignore the loading property of crossbows with which you are proficient. Crossbow Expert allows a player to get the same use out of their crossbow that players using other weapons get with their long and short bows, as well as allowing for close-range crossbow action.

Does crossbow expert allow you to dual wield hand crossbows?

So the answer is no, you cannot dual wield hand crossbows then since one hand needs to be available to load it as part of the attack. You can wield one and fire the same one twice using the extra attack feature as long as your other hand is free to load it. That’s partially correct.

Is a Light crossbow one handed?

Normally, operating a light crossbow requires two hands. You can shoot a light crossbow with each hand, but you take a penalty on attack rolls as if attacking with two light weapons. This penalty is cumulative with the penalty for one-handed firing.

Is it a bonus action to reload a crossbow?

Crossbows are always ready-to-fire once per action. Reloading takes place immediately before firing as a free “interact” action, similar to drawing a sword. So you still retain a bonus action and your movement.

Does crossbow expert give proficiency?

Does the crossbow expert feat also give proficiency with crossbows? No, it does not. The feat tells you exactly what it does give if you choose it.

Can I use a hand crossbow as a bonus action?

Firing again as a Bonus Action: A hand crossbow is a one-handed weapon, so it can, indeed, be used for both attacks, assuming you have a hand free to load the hand crossbow between the two attacks.

How much damage can you do with a heavy crossbow?

You are able to attack two times a turn with a heavy crossbow as an action and three times with a hand crossbow as an action plus a bonus action. The damage you would do (assuming 16 Dex) with a heavy crossbow is 2× (1d10+3+10)=37 on average.

How many times can a Sharpshooter Attack with a crossbow?

Imagine you are a level 5 Variant Human, selected a class with access to martial weapons and Extra Attack, and chose the Crossbow Expert and Sharpshooter feats. You are able to attack two times a turn with a heavy crossbow as an action and three times with a hand crossbow as an action plus a bonus action.

Is there a way to add dexterity to crossbow damage?

Section on Dexterity (PHB 176) does not have any exception for the crossbow. You add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage roll when attacking with a ranged weapon, such as a sling or longbow. Crossbow features are Ammunitionand Loading, but neither of these seem to address damage.

How good is the crossbow expert feat?

Using crossbow expert he is able to reload and fire his crossbow twice a turn. He’s also got the sharpshooter feat, so he can take a -5 to attack roll—if it hits +10 damage. And a high dex (+3 at 5th level).