| Name | Rapid Reload |
|---|---|
| Type | General |
| May be taken multiple times | Yes |
| The effects stack | No |
| Make a choice for this when selected | A type of crossbow (hand, light, or heavy) |
| Version | SRD |
| Sources | Sword and Fist on page 9, System Reference Document on page 99 |
| Prelude | Choose a type of crossbow (hand, light, or heavy). |
| Prerequisites | Weapon Proficiency (crossbow type chosen). |
| Benefit | The time required for you to reload your chosen type of crossbow is reduced to a free action (for a hand or light crossbow) or a move action (for a heavy crossbow). Reloading a crossbow still provokes an attack of opportunity. If you have selected this feat for hand crossbow or light crossbow, you may fire that weapon as many times in a full attack action as you could attack if you were using a bow. |
| Normal | A character without this feat needs a move action to reload a hand or light crossbow, or a full-round action to reload a heavy crossbow. |
| Special | You can gain Rapid Reload multiple times. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a new type of crossbow.A fighter may select Rapid Reload as one of his fighter bonus feats. |
Rapid Reload [General]Choose a type of crossbow (hand, light, or heavy). Prerequisite: Weapon Proficiency (crossbow type chosen). Benefit: The time required for you to reload your chosen type of crossbow is reduced to a free action (for a hand or light crossbow) or a move action (for a heavy crossbow). Reloading a crossbow still provokes an attack of opportunity. If you have selected this feat for hand crossbow or light crossbow, you may fire that weapon as many times in a full attack action as you could attack if you were using a bow. Normal: A character without this feat needs a move action to reload a hand or light crossbow, or a full-round action to reload a heavy crossbow. Special: You can gain Rapid Reload multiple times. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a new type of crossbow. A fighter may select Rapid Reload as one of his fighter bonus feats. |
Source Copyright: System Reference Document Copyright 2000-2003, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, Andy Collins, David Noonan, Rich Redman, Bruce R. Cordell, John D. Rateliff, Thomas Reid, James Wyatt, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
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