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Old 05-23-2018, 05:27 PM   #5
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Default Re: Odd Question....

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Originally Posted by Nereidalbel View Post
Unless a crossbow is so far over your actual ST that you can't lift the bloody thing, there's no penalty for picking one up that somebody much stronger than you already pulled back. Trying to reload without mechanical assistance will take forever, though, if you can even do it at all.
That's one of the advantages of crossbows; It's ST-based but not your ST. I played a character once who carried a preloaded crossbow by an ally with inhuman ST (22?) to basically have a one shot sniper rifle.
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While I do not think that GURPS is perfect I do think that it is more balanced than what I am likely to create by GM fiat.
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