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Mearls I'd rule it should specify a different weapon, not same weapon twice Ultimately, it's up to DM's discretion if it should be allowed or not. A hand crossbow isĪ one-handed weapon, so it can, indeed, be used for bothĪttacks, assuming you have a hand free to load the handĬrossbow between the two attacks. It says you can attack with a handĬrossbow as a bonus action when you use the Attack action Then fire it again as a bonus action? It does! Take a lookĪt the feat’s third benefit. tweet answer was later included in the Sage Advice Compendiumĭoes Crossbow Expert let you fire a hand crossbow and It's on my list of things to clear up in a future printing.

Note that later, Crawford himself states that this is simply 'how it is written' and that it is The feat is, without a doubt, murky. Yes, it is confirmed by Crossbow Expert does allow a character to shoot a hand crossbow as an action and again as a bonus action.

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