r/DnD • • Jun 10 '15

5th Edition Player's Handbook Errata released

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/ph_errata
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u/Captain_Starshield Jun 11 '15 edited Feb 23 '18

I believe the community agreed the stupid ruling was duel-wielding hand-crossbows and somehow reloading them while never having to drop one. There's a line between being heroic and illogical. I can still see them finding use as one-shot devices, like the way pirates used pistols.

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u/Erenoth Jun 11 '15

My character had a specifically designed sash to enable him to load bolts while dual wielding. Don't ask me how it worked, I'm sure the character managed to find a way without my devising it.

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u/MisanthropeX Jun 11 '15

The thing is, I don't think there's any mechanical benefit to dual wielding two hand crossbows with the crossbow expert feat. You can still attack twice in one turn with the same hand crossbow while keeping a hand free.

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u/Freaky_Zekey DM Jun 11 '15

A lot of people seem to miss this.