View source for Witch-Hunter Stake Crossbow (3.5e Equipment)

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|author_name=Leziad
|date_created=9 May, 2011.
|status=Finished
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A large elegant crossbow with a custom fire mechanism allowing it to fire special [[Witch-Hunter Stakes (3.5e Equipment)|stakes]]. Reloading a witch-hunter stake crossbow requires a full-round action. 

If you hit with a critical threat with a witch-hunter stake crossbow, the stake remains embedded inside of its target, dealing the weapon damage every round until removed. To remove a witch-hunter stake requires a DC 15 [[strength]] check or a [[SRD:Heal Skill|heal]] DC 20 check, both as a full-round action. If the creature receives magical healing, the stake can be removed as a move action (no strength check required). Multiple stakes overlap, they do not stack.     

As long as a creature has a stake embedded in it, if its damage reduction would be bypassed by the stake, it becomes completely negated. For example, a devil with a silver stake embedded into it would see its DR/silver completely negated until it removes the stake.

Normally, operating a witch-hunter stake crossbow requires two hands. However, you can shoot, but not load, a witch-hunter stake crossbow with one hand at a –4 penalty on [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]]. You can shoot a witch-hunter stake crossbow with each hand, but you take a penalty on [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]] as if attacking with two one-handed weapons. This penalty is cumulative with the penalty for one-handed firing.


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Author	Leziad +
Class	Projectile +
Cost	150 gp +
Critical	18-20/x2 +
Damage	1d12 +
Damage Type	Piercing +
Hardness	5 +
Hit Points	5 +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Proficiency	Exotic +
Range	120 ft +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Two-Handed +
Title	Witch-Hunter Stake Crossbow +
Weight	8 +