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Originally Posted by Lord Carnifex
Crossbows don't refuse to fire when wet, unlike black powder. So they might have had a certain attraction to a naval expedition. As well, the raw materials for additional quarrels could be reasonably be trusted to be found all over the world; I could see an expedition planner worried about easily obtaining the raw materials for black powder in Terra Incognita.
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Bowstrings are useless when wet. English archers stored spares under their helmets. Composite crossbows delaminate when wet. All bows lose distance and power when wet.