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 ===GruntHack===
-In [[GruntHack]], crossbows now fire a set range regardless of strength, and require high strength to fire multiple shots.
+In [[GruntHack]], crossbows now fire at a set range regardless of strength, and require high strength to fire multiple shots.
 ===dNetHack===

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 ==Description==
-Crossbows always fire at their maximum range of 8 squares, rather than basing their range on [[strength]] as other [[missile]] weapons do. Instead, crossbows apply a [[multishot]] penalty if their user is below a certain strength threshold: gnomish heroes must have at least 16 strength to obtain full multishot bonuses, while other races require 18 strength. All gnomes, including a gnomish hero in a role other than [[Healer]]s and [[Wizard]], gain a +1 multishot racial bonus when firing bolts from a crossbow.
+Crossbows always fire at their maximum range of 8 squares, rather than basing their range on [[strength]] as other [[missile]] weapons do.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|1207|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|1230|nethack=3.6.7}} Instead, crossbows apply a [[multishot]] penalty if their user is below a certain strength threshold:{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|191|nethack=3.6.7}} gnomish heroes must have at least 16 strength to obtain full multishot bonuses, while other races require 18 strength. All gnomes gain a +1 multishot racial bonus when firing bolts from a crossbow, and any hero that can reach Skilled in crossbows gains a +1 multishot bonus, as can any hero that reaches Expert skill.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|124|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|127|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>weakmultishot</tt> has no roles that can reach Skilled or better in crossbows{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|116|nethack=3.6.7}}}}{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|177|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==

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 [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]] add the [[droven crossbow]] as a weapon that uses the crossbow skill.
-All gnomish heroes in roles that start with a bow and arrows are given a crossbow and bolts instead, and all gnomes get an extra die of weapon damage when firing bolts from crossbows - they can also reach Expert skill in crossbow.
+All gnomish heroes in roles that start with a bow and arrows are given a crossbow and bolts instead, and gnomish heroes can also reach Expert skill in crossbows. All gnomes (including gnomish heroes) get an extra die of weapon damage when firing bolts from crossbows.
 [[Astaroth]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] that grants skill in crossbows while bound.
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 * Expert: 3x(bolt+enchantment) damage
-The extra damage is precision-based and does not apply against monsters that are amorphous or stationary, or ones that are incorporeal (as they are assumed to lack discernible weak-points).
+The extra damage is precision-based and does not apply against monsters that are [[amorphous]], [[stationary]] or [[noncorporeal]] (as they are assumed to lack discernible weak-points).
 There are three artifact crossbows:
-* [[The Rogue Gear-Spirits]], which replaces The Longbow of Diana as the [[quest artifact]] for the [[Gnomish Ranger Quest]].
+* [[The Rogue Gear-Spirits]], which replaces The Longbow of Diana as the [[quest artifact]] for the [[Gnomish Ranger quest]].
 * [[Hellfire (dNetHack)|Hellfire]], which is similar to its SLASH'EM incarnation and grants fire resistance alongside firing explosive bolts.
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#The Unstoppable|The Unstoppable]], which causes fired bolts to pierce through hostile monsters on hit, and bolts that miss will continue flying until they hit a wall.

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 ==Strategy==
-High-strength [[hero]]es lacking a ranged weapon may choose to retrieve a crossbow from the [[Gnomish Mines]]; ammo for the crossbow is somewhat scarce compared to arrows, which are much more commonplace due to the various arrow types and [[arrow trap]]s. As with most launchers, you should [[Scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]] the bolts themselves (rather than the crossbow) in order to increase their damage; crossbow enchantment only affects their to-hit rate.
+High-strength heroes lacking a ranged weapon may choose to retrieve a crossbow from the [[Gnomish Mines]]; ammo for the crossbow is somewhat scarce compared to arrows, which are much more commonplace due to the various arrow types and [[arrow trap]]s. As with most launchers, you should [[Scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]] the bolts themselves (rather than the crossbow) in order to increase their damage; crossbow enchantment only affects their to-hit rate.
 [[Monk]]s looking to maintain [[weaponless]] conduct may elect to carry a crossbow and bolts on hand; Rogues can also get Expert in crossbow, making them an option for their long-term ranged weapon.

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 ==Generation==
-All [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomish]] [[hero]]es in roles that start the game with a [[bow]] and [[arrow]]s instead receive a crossbow and crossbow bolts{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|743|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;in practice, gnomish [[Ranger]]s are the only case where this substitution applies, and they start with a +1 crossbow and stacks of +0 and +2 crossbow bolts.{refsrc|src/u_init.c|110|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|230|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+All [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomish]] [[hero]]es in roles that start the game with a [[bow]] and [[arrow]]s instead receive a crossbow and crossbow bolts{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|743|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;in practice, gnomish [[Ranger]]s are the only case where this substitution applies, and they start with a +1 crossbow and stacks of +0 and +2 crossbow bolts.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|110|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|230|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Crossbows make up {{frac|9|200}} (4.5%) of all randomly-generated weapons. General [[store]]s, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can stock crossbows.

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 ==Generation==
-All [[Gnome (starting race)|Gnomish]] [[Ranger]]s start the game with a +1 crossbow and stacks of +0 and +2 crossbow bolts, rather than a bow and arrows;{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|110|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|743|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} crossbows and crossbow bolts are considered [[racial equipment]] for gnomes, though gnomish Rangers are the only case where this substitution applies.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|230|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+All [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomish]] [[hero]]es that would start the game with a [[bow]] and [[arrow]]s instead receive a crossbow and crossbow bolts{{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|743|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;in practice, gnomish [[Ranger]]s are the only case where this substitution applies, and they start with a +1 crossbow and stacks of +0 and +2 crossbow bolts.{refsrc|src/u_init.c|110|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|230|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A [[humanoid]] monster with a weapon attack, the ability to wield weapons and no other ruleset governing its [[monster starting inventory]] has a chance of generating with a crossbow and a set of bolts, unless they are being generated on the [[Rogue level]]: the base odds are {{frac|14}} for normal monsters, {{frac|12}} for a monster that is a [[M2 LORD|lord]] or [[nasty]], {{frac|10}} for a monster that is an [[M2_PRINCE|overlord]] or both a lord and nasty, and {{frac|8}} for a monster that is both nasty and an overlord.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.7|common=Case for crossbows in "default" monster weapon generation}}
+A [[humanoid]] monster with a weapon attack, the ability to wield weapons and no other ruleset governing its [[monster starting inventory]] has a chance of generating with a crossbow and a set of bolts, unless they are being generated on the [[Rogue level]]:{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.7|common=Case for crossbows in "default" monster weapon generation}} the base odds are {{frac|14}} for normal monsters, {{frac|12}} for a monster that is a [[Lord (monster attribute)|lord]] or [[Nasty (monster attribute)|nasty]], {{frac|10}} for a monster that is either an [[overlord]] or else is both a lord ''and'' nasty, and {{frac|8}} for a monster that is both nasty and an overlord.
 [[Plains centaur]]s and [[mountain centaur]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a crossbow and {{rn1|12|3}} bolts.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|466|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 ==Strategy==
-High-strength characters lacking a ranged weapon may choose to retrieve a crossbow from the [[Gnomish Mines]]; ammo for the crossbow is somewhat scarce compared to arrows, which are much more commonplace due to the various arrow types and [[arrow trap]]s. As with most launchers, you should [[Scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]] the bolts themselves (rather than the crossbow) in order to increase their damage; crossbow enchantment only affects their to-hit rate.
+High-strength [[hero]]es lacking a ranged weapon may choose to retrieve a crossbow from the [[Gnomish Mines]]; ammo for the crossbow is somewhat scarce compared to arrows, which are much more commonplace due to the various arrow types and [[arrow trap]]s. As with most launchers, you should [[Scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]] the bolts themselves (rather than the crossbow) in order to increase their damage; crossbow enchantment only affects their to-hit rate.
 [[Monk]]s looking to maintain [[weaponless]] conduct may elect to carry a crossbow and bolts on hand; Rogues can also get Expert in crossbow, making them an option for their long-term ranged weapon.
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 ===dNetHack===
-[[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]] add the [[droven crossbow]] as a weapon that uses the crossbow skill.
+[[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]] add the [[droven crossbow]] as a weapon that uses the crossbow skill.
-All gnomish characters in roles that start with a bow and arrows are given a crossbow and bolts, and all gnomes get an extra die of weapon damage when firing bolts from crossbows - they can also reach Expert skill in crossbow.
+All gnomish heroes in roles that start with a bow and arrows are given a crossbow and bolts instead, and all gnomes get an extra die of weapon damage when firing bolts from crossbows - they can also reach Expert skill in crossbow.
 [[Astaroth]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] that grants skill in crossbows while bound.
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 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], [[merfolk (starting race)|merfolk]] characters in roles that would start the game with a bow and arrows receive a crossbow and bolts instead.
+In [[SpliceHack]], [[merfolk (starting race)|merfolk]] heroes in roles that would start the game with a bow and arrows receive a crossbow and bolts instead.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Monks no longer have the crossbow skill available; [[Centaur (starting race)|centaurs]] gain a +1 multishot bonus when using crossbows. This means that centaur Monks can still fire 2 crossbow bolts per shot despite the skill being restricted.
+In [[EvilHack]], Monks no longer have the crossbow skill, and [[Centaur (starting race)|centaur]] heroes gain a +1 multishot bonus when using crossbows. This means that centaur Monks can still fire 2 crossbow bolts per shot despite the skill being restricted.
 Gnomish Rangers have their quest artifact changed to [[The Crossbow of Carl]], which is an artifact crossbow that mirrors The Longbow of Diana given to other Rangers. This allows them to preserve their multishot bonuses while also giving access to an unlimited source of crossbow bolts.

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 All [[Gnome (starting race)|Gnomish]] [[Ranger]]s start the game with a +1 crossbow and stacks of +0 and +2 crossbow bolts, rather than a bow and arrows;{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|110|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|743|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} crossbows and crossbow bolts are considered [[racial equipment]] for gnomes, though gnomish Rangers are the only case where this substitution applies.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|230|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A [[humanoid]] monster with a weapon attack, the ability to wield weapons and no other ruleset governing its [[monster starting inventory]] has a chance of generating with a crossbow and a set of bolts, unless they are being generated on the [[Rogue level]]: the base odds are {{frac|14}} for normal monsters, {{frac|12}} for a monster that is a [[M2 LORD|lord]] or [[nasty]], {{frac|10}} for a monster that is an [[M2_PRINCE|overlord]] or both a lord and nasty, and {{frac|8}} for a monster that is both nasty and an overlord.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|526|version=NetHack 3.6.7|common=Case for crossbows in "default" monster weapon generation}}
+A [[humanoid]] monster with a weapon attack, the ability to wield weapons and no other ruleset governing its [[monster starting inventory]] has a chance of generating with a crossbow and a set of bolts, unless they are being generated on the [[Rogue level]]: the base odds are {{frac|14}} for normal monsters, {{frac|12}} for a monster that is a [[M2 LORD|lord]] or [[nasty]], {{frac|10}} for a monster that is an [[M2_PRINCE|overlord]] or both a lord and nasty, and {{frac|8}} for a monster that is both nasty and an overlord.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.7|common=Case for crossbows in "default" monster weapon generation}}
-[[Plains centaur]]s and [[mountain centaur]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a crossbow and {{rn1|12|3}} bolts.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|466|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Crossbows and their ammo can also be generated on any monster lacking the [[strong]] [[monster attribute]] that can use a weapon, but has not received one.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Plains centaur]]s and [[mountain centaur]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a crossbow and {{rn1|12|3}} bolts.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|466|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Crossbow skill==