What does that all mean for a hand crossbow? 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 extra attack with crossbow?
What we’ve done with crossbows is allow loading a crossbow as a bonus action and/or extra attack. So a fighter at 5th level can fire their loaded crossbow, bonus action reload, then fire again. On their next turn they start with an unloaded crossbow.
Can you use a light crossbow with a shield?
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 use a bonus action with a hand crossbow?
When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding. When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a loaded hand crossbow you are holding.
When do you get the crossbow expert feat?
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. The Crossbow Expert feat says (PHB, p. 165): You ignore the loading quality of crossbows with which you are proficient.
Can you attack with two weapons in crossbow expert?
You can only attack with your bonus action if you are wielding two weapons, or if you have some special feature that allows you to attack with your bonus action such as the Monk’s Martial Arts ability. Crossbow Expert is a special feature that lets you attack with your bonus action.
Can you attack with a hand crossbow in RuneScape?
When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a loaded hand crossbow you are holding. If you used the hand crossbow in an attack action, the weapon would be unloaded.
