Larian Studios Forums Divinity - Original Sin Divinity - Original Sin - General Why are "Bows" and "Crossbows" separate skills?

I understand separate skills for armor and shields. I get the split between 1- and 2-handed melee. The split between bows and crossbows seems too arbitrary to warrant 2 skills. Expert Marksman works on bows and crossbows. (And, yes, Man-at-Arms works with all melee weapons.)

May we condense these skills into one, such as Ranged Weapons?