Strife:Hand Crossbows

Hand Crossbows are a one-handed version of crossbows. While they are one-handed, they cannot be equipped with other weapons or shields in the free hand, as they need to be reloaded with the other hand.

The benefit Hand Crossbows have over Crossbows is the lower reload time (1 second) and when switching between Hand Crossbows and other weapons, they do not count as switching weapons so the limit in ‘no-time weapon switching’ per turn is preserved, including off-hand switches.

Their drawback is a lower damage amount. The following are Hand Crossbows available:

Wooden Hand Crossbow
Buyable at any Armourer and findable in most fighters guild halls and bandit delves. It has a wooden stock with Iron everywhere else apart from the string.

Bonemould Hand Crossbow
Findable in some bandit delves and buyable from: Dalam Gavyn, Dandera Selaro, Dronos Llervu, Galen Berer, Gilan Daynes, Gilyne Omoren, Hannabi Zabynatus, Orero Omothan, Ralen Tilvur, Thanelen Velas, and Tuveso Beleth. It has a chitin stock with bonemould everywhere else apart from the string.

Steel Hand Crossbow
Findable in some bandit delves. It is fully steel apart from the string.

Glass Hand Crossbow
Findable in some higher-level bandit delves. It is fully glass. The stock has a lower consistency of Moonstone, making it mostly Malachite to make it lighter. Everywhere else apart from the string is a higher moonstone consistency and lower malachite, making the moving parts harder and more resilient.

Garo's Orcish Hand Crossbow
Buyable from Garothmuk gro-Muzgub only. It has a fully orichalcum stock and moving parts apart from the string.

Dwemer Hand Crossbow
Findable in some Dwemer ruins. It is fully Dwemer metal apart from the string.

Ebony Hand Crossbow
Findable in some higher-level ancient dunmer fortresses. It is fully ebony apart from the string.

Daedric Hand Crossbow
Can be given by the GM during dungeons, advisable at later game. It has a decorative ebony stock with everywhere else apart from the string being Daedric in origin to make the bolt travel as powerfully as possible.