Compilation of Jeremy Crawford quotes on hand crossbows

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#1

FrogReaver

Apr 07, 2015 10:36:10

I thought it would be useful to have a thread devoted to any tweets or quotes or other info that Jeremy Crawford has ever said about crossbow expertise and hand crossbows.  This is not intended to be a debate thread just a useful resource to get all this information in one place.

#2

jaelis

Apr 07, 2015 13:28:47

You can find a lot on The Sage Advice

 

Do you need two hands to load a hand crossbow? IE, could I have a shield or rapier in the other hand?

I'd say you need at least one hand free to load the bolt. — Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 5, 2014

 

 A player claims Crossbow expertise should just let him double attack with a hand crossbow. Is that intended?

Crossbow Expert does allow a character to shoot a hand crossbow as an action and again as a bonus action. — Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 21, 2014

 

question – why does crossbow expert specify that the bonus action requires a ‘loaded’ crossbow?

That's really flavor text. Assuming you have enough ammo, the first bullet of the feat enables you to easily load the weapon. — Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 25, 2014

 

Just wondering, is crossbow expert working on ranged spell attacks rules as intended?

yes – feat does not specific crossbow or weapon attacks — Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 16, 2014