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| rdfs:label | - Hand Crossbow
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| rdfs:comment | - Hand crossbows are a type of missile weapon in ADOM. They train and benefit from Crossbows weapon skill and can only be used to shoot dark elven or black hurthling quarrels.
- The Hand Crossbow is a Pistol-class weapon, with one costume, named "Energy Caster", and is one of 3 Pistols in the game. It is a small crossbow with a scope attached. This scope is usable, making this weapon a cheap alternative to the Sniper Rifle, especially when dual-wielded. {| class="mw-collapsible centerbox" style="" id="mw-customcollapsible-notice" | |}
- Loading a hand crossbow is a free action requiring the use of both hands.[PH:217] Ardents, artificers, assassins, avengers, bards, battleminds, clerics, druids, fighters, invokers, paladins, psions, rangers, runepriests, seekers, sorcerers, swordmages, vampires, wardens, warlocks, and warlords are proficient with all simple ranged weapons, including the hand crossbow. Rogues are also proficient with the hand crossbow. Other classes do not have proficiency with the hand crossbow as a class trait, but any character can become proficient by taking a Weapon Proficiency feat.
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| Desirability | - Hand crossbows are typically an inferior choice for a missile weapon due to their low innate stats and poor quality of the ammunition.
The only exception for this is the Quickling Tree — strict entrance rules will likely cause the PC to abandon his/her missile weapon in favor of more useful items, while both hand crossbows and ammunition for it can be obtained inside the location.
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| Description | - Hand crossbows are a type of missile weapon in ADOM. They train and benefit from Crossbows weapon skill and can only be used to shoot dark elven or black hurthling quarrels.
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| Sources | - They can be obtained in the same manner as all generic loot.
Hand crossbows are frequently dropped by quickling lords, quickling kings, pixie archers, black hurthlings and dark elven archers.
Dark Elven Archers, Fighters, Healers, Merchants, Paladins and Thieves start the game with a hand crossbow and some ammunition for it.
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| abstract | - Hand crossbows are a type of missile weapon in ADOM. They train and benefit from Crossbows weapon skill and can only be used to shoot dark elven or black hurthling quarrels.
- The Hand Crossbow is a Pistol-class weapon, with one costume, named "Energy Caster", and is one of 3 Pistols in the game. It is a small crossbow with a scope attached. This scope is usable, making this weapon a cheap alternative to the Sniper Rifle, especially when dual-wielded. {| class="mw-collapsible centerbox" style="" id="mw-customcollapsible-notice" | |}
- Loading a hand crossbow is a free action requiring the use of both hands.[PH:217] Ardents, artificers, assassins, avengers, bards, battleminds, clerics, druids, fighters, invokers, paladins, psions, rangers, runepriests, seekers, sorcerers, swordmages, vampires, wardens, warlocks, and warlords are proficient with all simple ranged weapons, including the hand crossbow. Rogues are also proficient with the hand crossbow. Other classes do not have proficiency with the hand crossbow as a class trait, but any character can become proficient by taking a Weapon Proficiency feat.
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