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