Page values for "Grappling Bolt"
"Equipment_Weapons" values
| Name | Crossbow Bolt, Grappling (1) |
| Proficiency | simple |
| Category | light |
| TableType | ammunition |
| Cost | 1 gp |
| Damage | 1d4 |
| Critical | x2 |
| RangeInc | x1/4 |
| Weight | 4 lbs. |
| Stones | — |
| Type | B |
| LongType | bludgeoning |
| Special | — |
| Fluff | The grappling bolt is a grappling hook made with a shaft that allows it to be loaded into a Heavy Crank Crossbow. |
| Benefit | |
| Note | 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. The grappling hook can also be used as an improvised light weapon dealing 1d6 piercing damage. If you are proficient with the Grappling Hook as a weapon, then the Grappling Bolt loses the improvised quality. |