This specialist crossbow is sturdily crafted with a fixed vial (complete with rubber stopper) that is custom built into the stock of the crossbow. The purpose of this vial is for thieves, assassins, rangers, trickers and the like to easily, as part of loading the device, to dab the bolt into the poison vial so as to safely, speedily and effectively allow for more effective use of poisons as part of the ranged weapons use. This aspect of the crossbow is mainly non magical in nature and the benefit is acquired through design but due to the nature of the contents of the vial a magical protection spell is incorporated into the crossbow to protect the vial from breaking and affecting the user.
This crossbow can only be used safely and effectively by someone with a proficiency with poison, as well of course proficiency with crossbows. To reload the vial with toxicant a poison kit is required. Any kind of poison, or indeed a potion as it can be used for malevolence or blessing, can be used as it comes complete with varied vials depending on the requirements for a specific ungument.
In addition the well crafted and extra ordinarily sturdy crossbow can be a magically enhanced above +1 to +2 and very rarely +3 in nature.
Proficiency with a Light Crossbow allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.
This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Slow. If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to it, you can reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.
Notes: Bonus: Magic, Damage, Combat, Ammunition, Loading, Range, Two-Handed, Slow
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