Grappling Bolt
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The grappling bolt is a grappling hook made with a shaft that allows it to be loaded into Heavy Crank Crossbow.
| Proficiency | Damage | Critical | Type | Range | Special | Cost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple light ammunition | 1d4 | x2 | bludgeoning | 30 ft. | For the Crossbow, Heavy Crank | 1 gp | 4 lbs. |
The stats of a weapon using a grappling bolt are adjusted as listed in the grappling bolt's stat block. Attack rolls take a -2 penalty.
Firing the grappling bolt into a specific square requires hitting AC 5. Successfully firing over a wall or onto a roof (larger than 1 square) requires hitting AC 0.
Firing a grappling bolt directly at a creature will usually not result in the creature being grappled, though some body forms may be automatically grappled or grappled if you hit 5 or 10 above the creature's AC (a giant skeleton might be grappled via the rib cage on 10 above AC, while a shambling mount consisting of rotting vegetation and tangled branches might be automatically grappled).
Grappling normal creatures requires firing past the creatures and quickly reeling in, infliciting a -4 penalty on the attack roll (stacking with the -2 penalty for using a grappling bolt in the first place, for a total of -6). On success the target takes 1d4 piercing damage and is grappled.
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System Reference Document. Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.