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A repeating crossbow is a crossbow weapon that allows multiple bolts to be loaded at once.^[1] This allows for a much higher rate of fire, and thus more damage per second, because it takes much less time to ready the next pre-loaded bolt than it does to load a bolt initially.

Repeating crossbows vary in the number of bolts that can be loaded in their chamber. Some crossbows hold as few as 2 bolts where others may hold 4, 8, or more bolts.

Mechanics

EXAMINE/LOOK:

The repeating crossbow is unarmed / ready to fire a crossbow bolt.
The repeating crossbow can house N more bolt(s).

STUDY: To use the repeating crossbow you are certain you should:

LOAD - to add ammunition into the chamber. [RT varies by crossbow]
PULL - to unready ammunition and place it in the chamber. [3 sec RT]
PUSH - to ready available ammo within the ammunition chamber. [3 sec RT]
UNLOAD - to remove ready ammunition from the crossbow. [3 sec RT]

Example Usage

hold crossbow to hold the crossbow in your hands.
load crossbow repeatedly until the chamber is full.
push crossbow once to ready a bolt from the chamber.
aim <target> to begin aiming your crossbow at your target.
fire to shoot at your target.
push, aim, fire, repeat, and once your chamber is empty then you need to reload.

Notes

You can load different kinds of crossbow bolts. For example, a repeating crossbow can be loaded with basilisk bolts and ice-adder bolts.

Variations

Item	Source is	Rare item	Is incomplete
Bone hafted repeating arbalest with pitted grooves	Akigwe's Legacy: Secrets of the Tower/End loot
Bone-white witchclaw repeating crossbow with a pistol grip buttstock	Celebration Auction 10/13/2007	true
Compact ironwood riot crossbow with a yew lath	Grey Raven Commissary
Dull black assassin's repeating crossbow	Quest for Kanton's Dagger		true
Ebony repeater crossbow with a silver dagger latch	Extreme Shop		true
Heavy repeating crossbow carved like a muscular arm	Curse of the Ghost Ship/End Loot		true
Heavy repeating crossbow constructed from sun-bleached mammoth bones	Extreme Shop, Curse of the Ghost Ship/End Loot
Heavy repeating crossbow lavishly carved with sea creatures	Curse of the Ghost Ship/End Loot		true
Heavy repeating crossbow mounted with a snarling weasel skull	Guildfest 398/Auction	true
Heavy repeating crossbow with a blackened boar head cranequin
... further results

References

↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeating_crossbow

Additional Information

[1] ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeating_crossbow

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 {{RTOC}}
 A '''repeating crossbow''' [[page type is::definition|is]] a [[crossbow]] weapon that allows multiple bolts to be loaded at once.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeating_crossbow</ref>
-This allows for a much higher rate of fire because it takes 1/3 less time to ready the next pre-loaded bolt than it does to load a bolt initially.
+This allows for a much higher rate of fire, and thus more damage per second, because it takes much less time to ready the next pre-loaded bolt than it does to load a bolt initially.
+Repeating crossbows vary in the number of bolts that can be loaded in their chamber. Some crossbows hold as few as 2 bolts where others may hold 4, 8, or more bolts.
+==Mechanics==
+{{com|examine}}/{{com|look}}: <br />
+*''The repeating crossbow is unarmed / ready to fire a crossbow bolt.
+*''The repeating crossbow can house N more bolt(s).
+{{com|study}}: ''To use the repeating crossbow you are certain you should:''
+*{{com|load}} - ''to add ammunition into the chamber.'' [RT varies by crossbow]
+*{{com|pull}} - ''to unready ammunition and place it in the chamber.'' [3 sec RT]
+*{{com|push}} - ''to ready available ammo within the ammunition chamber.'' [3 sec RT]
+*{{com|unload}} - ''to remove ready ammunition from the crossbow.'' [3 sec RT]
+===Example Usage===
+# '''hold crossbow''' to hold the crossbow in your hands.
+# '''load crossbow''' repeatedly until the chamber is full.
+# '''push crossbow''' once to ready a bolt from the chamber.
+# '''aim <target>''' to begin aiming your crossbow at your target.
+# '''fire''' to shoot at your target.
+# ''push, aim, fire, repeat'', and once your chamber is empty then you need to reload.
+===Notes===
+* You can load different kinds of crossbow bolts. For example, a repeating crossbow can be loaded with [[Weapon: Basilisk bolt|basilisk bolts]] and [[Weapon: Ice-adder bolt|ice-adder bolts]].
 ==Variations==
-{{ISearch|repeating crossbow|n=y}}
+{{ISearch|repeating crossbow|t=w}}
 {{RefAl|r=y|a=y}}
 * [[arbalest]]