Yes, crossbows do a lot damage, and for that reason have a higher requirement.
Wrong. As the user could try shot crossbow himself, he realizied the know issue.
Crossbow is EASY to handle EASY to hit but has LOW rate of fire regardless user skill. Crosbow has High damage per shot, amasing accuracy and penetration. But
bow, in the high skilled hands has greater damage per second, becouse of great rate of fire. Tales about expert archers who has 9 arrows on the air are not just tales.
A Knightly Yew Bow requires 9 DEX and costs 4 AP per shot, and does 47-82 damage.
A Steel Crossbow requires 11 DEX and costs 6 AP per shot, and does 82-119 damage.
The average damage for the bow is 64.5, or 16.125 damage per AP.
The average damage for the crossbow is 100.5, or 16.75 damage per AP.
...8 per shot, that would lower their average damage to 12.5625 damage per AP
Dex requirements for bow should be the one from crossbow.
Crossbow dex requirement should be half of bow.
Any Crossbow adds 10% bonus to hit, also gets first quick shot.
It would be great to have chance to have crossbow for just one shot prepared before fight ...
That one is interesting.Extending idea>>>
If you have crossbow in your current weapon set (in your hands)at the cmbat begining, you get discount AP cost to the very first shot. We expect that you are loaded.
Precise numbers>>>
Crossbow -load&shot 8 AP
Bow -load&shot 4 AP
Crossbow - the very first shot in the combat 3 AP
Generaly crossbows get plain 10% to hit.
QuickDraw talent -1AP to all.
Result: Hero warrior reckoning with crossbow in the hands, shot on sight for 3 AP then rearm to TwoHanded for 3AP then continue butchering for 4AP per swing.
Crossbow is used by hero warriors or dagger boys for combat starters. It is favoured weapon of NPC low skilled fallowers in groups as main weapon. Crossbows are not used by any high dex archers becouse of low rate of fire. However, there is a space for unique items like Wiliem Tell's crossbow :special ability AP -3.
Drawback>> poison play -- > expert ranger with QuickDraw starts with crosssbow, after the first shot, rearm to bow. :-/ Higher rearm cost fixes it. (4-5AP is adequate, I think)
