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. Wooden stock with Iron everywhere else apart from the string.