With a light crossbow the Crossbow Expert isn’t relevant unless they have Extra Attack, and it’s not possible to repeatedly shoot two hand crossbows because you need a hand free to reload them. The Light property on hand crossbows is completely useless because the two-weapon fighting rules require melee weapons.
Do you need two crossbows for crossbow expert?
With the Crossbow Expert Feat you make all of your attacks with your action including the extra attacks – and then one with the bonus action. This would be the same if you use two or if you use one.
Does crossbow expert work with heavy crossbow?
First, the player should not be able to attack with a heavy crossbow as a bonus action. So at fifth level, the player should only be attacking twice. The bonus action attack in the Crossbow Expert feat only applies to hand crossbows.
Can you fire two hand crossbows?
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. If you have two hand crossbows that are already loaded—thanks to using the object interaction rules—you could fire them both on the same turn using Extra Attack.
Can you two weapon fight with hand crossbow?
Hand crossbows are the only ranged weapon listed in PHB with the “light” characteristic which means it can be held and fired with one hand. Unfortunately, because they are ranged weapons, they do not qualify for the Two Weapon Fighting feature because the rule specifically states that the weapons must be melee weapons.
Do rogues have proficiency with heavy crossbow?
The Heavy Crossbow on a Rogue isn’t terrible. You don’t need the Crossbow expertise feat at all and it’s the only way to give you a 1d10 damage die.
How big is a heavy crossbow?
Heavy crossbow deals 1d10 damage, has range 100/400 and weighs 18 lb.
