Bullet-shooting Crossbow

“If fowling is your objective, you should practice with a bulletshooting crossbow. It is great for hunting small birds, and can drive away eagles, hawks, and skull-owls.”
— from Fowling in All Forms, Chapter III, First Edition, published 1023 FB

The bullet-shooting crossbow was specifically developed for bird hunting. This unusual-looking crossbow has two bowstrings instead of one because it fires small, round metal bullets instead of bolts.

It is sometimes used in battle, even though it is less lethal than most types of crossbow. Damage-wise, it is comparable to a light crossbow at short range, but damage decreases significantly at greater distances. Moreover, the weapon’s sensitive loading mechanism is prone to malfunction.

Technique	Damage	Reload	Range	Ammo	Weight	Length	Cost	Complexity
Crossbows	d6+3	2 actions	20/60/100	bullets	3 stn 6.5 lbs	80 cm 31 inches	200 S	complex (3 AP)

Weapon Advantage: At distances of up to 16 feet the bullet-shooting crossbow inflicts +2 DP. Inflict an additional +1 DP against birds up to 6.5 feet away (for a total of 1D6+7, including the DP bonus for range).

Weapon Disadvantage: A botch (whether confirmed or not) causes a heavy weapon jam that takes 2 actions to clear. When using the Botch Table optional rule, this effect is cumulative with any other weapon jam results.