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The Crossbow Skill is a combination of the Light Crossbow skill and the Heavy Crossbow skill.




=Light Crossbows=
The light crossbow is, as its name implies, the smaller and quicker version of the [[Heavy Crossbow skill|heavy crossbow]]. It tends to fall somewhere between its heavy cousin and the [[Composite Bow skill|composite bow]] in terms of power, and is only marginally slower to load than the [[Composite Bow skill|composite bow]], making it a popular choice.

Adding to the widespread use of this weapon is the fact that multiple bows may be loaded and worn on the shoulder, similar to the heavy crossbow. This allows a marksman to hold up to three quick shots in reserve, and is extremely useful in PVP.

Unlike it's heavy counterpart, this weapon does not require the use of both hands while aiming. Thie allows the user to use a shield or weapon in the off hand while aiming.

The weapon relies primarily on agility to reduce its load time, making it more popular among characters who focus on agility rather than strength.

===Load time reductions===
'''First 1-Second Reduction:'''
*36 [[Agility]]
*[[Strength]] + [[Agility]] = 60
*251 ranks<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''Note:''' Numbers above are when the load time is reduced 100% of the time. The load time can first be infrequently reduced at 200 ranks and gradually becomes more frequent until 250 ranks when it is constant.


'''Second 1-Second Reduction:'''
*61 [[Agility]]
*[[Strength]] + [[Agility]] = 110
*501 ranks

===Load Times===
Load times are always stated as two numbers, such as 6/7, 7/8, 8/9, 9/10, or 10/11. The first number denotes the number of seconds of load time if the projectile is being held in the hand while loading. The second number denotes the amount of time in seconds to load if the projectile is coming from a container.

'''10/11:''' The {{ilink|w|slightly rusty crossbow mounted with a ironwood goat's foot cocking handle}} from the Museum of Imperial History has a 10/11 load time. It also compares as more suited to strength than the standard store-bought light crossbow with a 9/10 load time.

'''9/10:''' The standard {{ilink|w|Light crossbow|store-bought light crossbow}} has a 9/10 load time.

'''8/9:''' The standard {{ilink|w|forester's crossbow}} has an 8/9 load time as do many other crossbows. The 8/9 is so common now that it is considered the new standard and almost nobody uses a 9/10 crossbow.

'''7/8:''' A small number of forester light crossbows (perhaps a few hundred) were sold soon after forester's crossbows were introduced into the Crossing Trader shop. A fair number still exist and sell for thousands of platinum each.

'''6/7:''' An extremely small number of forester's crossbows were sold with 6/7 round times when originally introduced into the Crossing Trader shop in 1997. All following stock was quickly adjusted upward. Currently only two 6/7 light crossbows are known to exist and they have both been altered. One was altered by Nishu, then sold to Kraelyst circa 2001, then sold in September 2007 from [[Kraelyst]] to Coupe for 4,200pK: ''an ironwood-reinforced forester's crossbow strung with darkened spidersilk and wrapped in ripped zombie skins.'' The other has a camoflouged Ranger type description, owned by Tarmerdes, who (as of sometime circa 2006) is on hiatus indefinitely.

'''5/6:''' {{ilink|w|Simply carved maple stonebow with a bright blue leather sling|Stonebow}}s have a 5/6 loadtime, but use sling ammo which is commonly viewed as extremely inferior, leaving these weapons as little more than a novelty.

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===Guild-Specific Abilities===
*Rangers and Thieves can SNIPE with any bow-type ranged weapon, allowing them to attack while remaining hidden. ''Requirements:'' 40th circle.
*Barbarians and Rangers with 30 in both Agility and Reflex receive the load-from-hand time when loading from a quiver.


=Heavy Crossbows=
A heavy crossbow is the slowest class of bow in Dragonrealms. With high enough stats, a character can slightly reduce the hefty roundtime associated with loading a heavy crossbow. Since [[strength]] is the most significant stat for reducing load time, the heavy crossbow is sometimes favored over the light crossbow for stronger characters.

There are two types of heavy crossbow: arbalest and non-arbalest types. The non-arbalest types are just like longer loading, harder hitting versions of the [[Light_Crossbow_skill|light crossbow]], but require an open hand to load and aim. These can be loaded ahead of time and worn on the shoulder. A arbalest type heavy crossbow has load times between 18 and 21 seconds and can be loaded and fired while the off hand is full, but can '''not''' be worn.

===Load time reductions===
'''Non-arbalest type'''

First Reduction:
*31 [[Strength]]
*[[Strength]] + [[Agility]] = 60
*201 ranks

Second Reduction:
*46 [[Strength]]
*[[Strength]] + [[Agility]] = 80
*351 ranks

Third Reduction:
*61 [[Strength]]
*[[Strength]] + [[Agility]] = 110
*501 ranks

'''arbalest type'''

First Reduction:
*26 [[Strength]]
*[[Strength]] + [[Agility]] = 40
*151 ranks

Second Reduction:
*36 [[Strength]]
*[[Strength]] + [[Agility]] = 60
*251 ranks

Third Reduction:
*46 [[Strength]]
*[[Strength]] + [[Agility]] = 80
*351 ranks

Fourth Reduction:
*56 [[Strength]]
*[[Strength]] + [[Agility]] = 100
*451 ranks

===Notable Weapons===
*The [[Weapon:Cavalryman's slurbow with a pearl-inlaid teak stock|slurbow]], regarded as the heaviest-hitting heavy crossbow
*The [[Weapon:heavy repeating crossbow constructed from sun-bleached mammoth bones|repeater crossbow]] from the [[Curse of the Ghost Ship]] quest, which allows multiple bolts to be loaded at once and then fired in quick succession
*The [[Weapon:Steel-plated ironwood crossbow with a sculpted dragon-head cranequin|dragon bow]] with a 1 second shorter load time

===Guild-Specific Abilities===
*Rangers and Thieves can SNIPE with any bow-type ranged weapon, allowing them to attack while remaining hidden. ''Requirements:'' 40th circle.


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