![]() And again, we are trying to match up RL to game mechanics, but here goes: Some people may not, and actually most people don't see a bastard sword as being to terribly useful, "just use a longsword, you only give up 1 point of average damage". Even if somebody handed it to you, bolt cocked, and all you had to do was squeeze the trigger like a regular crossbow, you would be non-proficient by RAW. You can't use a repeating crossbow by RAW without EWP. Talynonyx wrote: By the same argument, why is a bastard sword exotic to use in one hand? Because it does require more effort/training/know-how to use than a longsword, despite being functionally the same.īut you can use a bastard sword as two handed martial weapon by RAW. A regular crossbow and the repeating crossbow, are both crossbows. But not as much as if somebody gave me a whole new weapon. Would it take practice to be as good as I was before with the M9? Undoubtedly. The basic principle and function remain the same. Yeah the ergonomics are different, but I already still know the basic concept of how to use my weapon in a combat situation. It's like learning how to shoot an M9 in combat, then somebody gave me a Glock. I think the point that they are making is that, even though yes, training to use the weapon properly in combat would be essential, its hard to see how learning to manage a balance difference and proper lever/trigger pull would be that hard when EVERYBODY is already proficient with a regular crossbow, even in combat. It's built differently from a normal crossbow, so things aren't quite the same. You would have to learn to pull the lever quickly and smoothly in combat, a quick uneven jerk might not set the strong properly. The box on top will throw off the balance. Because not everybody will have trained with it. Harder to use? Well it consists of a lever and a trigger (fulcrum), call me crazy but those are two of the "simple" machines - and the exact same ones use to operate any other sort of crossbow. MyTThor wrote: I'd rather have someone explain to me why a repeating crossbow is an exotic weapon.
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