D20:Bolts, Crossbow Weapon

A crossbow bolt used as a melee weapon is treated as a light improvised weapon (?4 penalty on attack rolls) and deals damage as a dagger of its size (crit ×2). Bolts come in a wooden case that holds 10 bolts (or 5, for a repeating crossbow). A bolt that hits its target is destroyed; one that misses has a 50% chance of being destroyed or lost.
Prices and weights are for ten bolts.

Crossbow Bolt Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp	Special
Steel and Wood	1 gp	61 gp	5	*2	?
Adamantine	?	601 gp	5	*2	Bypass hardness less than 20
Crystal, Deep	?	201 gp	10	*2	Psionic
Crystal, Mundane	?	{{{mccost|61 gp}}}	8	*2	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	?	71 gp	5	*2	1/2 weight
Iron, Cold	2 gp	62 gp	5	*2	Magical enchantments cost an additional Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 40 10 gp.
Mithral	?	501 gp	5	*2	1/2 weight
Silver, Alchemical	21 gp	81 gp	5	*2	−1 damage
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls. The SRD gives neither this value nor a means to accurately determine it.

Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost1	Hardness Increase2	Additional hp2
+1	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 40 10 gp	+2	+10
+2	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 160 10 gp	+4	+20
+3	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 360 10 gp	+6	+30
+4	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 640 10 gp	+8	+40
+5	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 1000 10 gp	+10	+50
+6	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 1440 10 gp3	+12	+60
+7	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 1960 10 gp3	+14	+70
+8	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 2560 10 gp3	+16	+80
+9	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 3240 10 gp3	+18	+90
+10	+Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 4000 10 gp3	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus × bonus × Template:formatnum: -- template expr: 400 10 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 40 gp per unit for cold iron ammunition. Unlike the additional cost, the increase the weapon's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the weapon has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, the weapon is epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

• Crossbow, Hand
  
• Crossbow, Heavy
  
• Crossbow, Light
  
• Weapon Qualities
  
• Magic Items: Weapons
  
• Wikipedia: Crossbow Projectiles
  

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