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Heavy Crossbow

Source Core Rulebook pg. 281
Price 4 gp; Damage 1d10 P; Bulk 2
Hands 2; Range 120 ft.; Reload 2
Ammunition Bolts
Group Bow; Traits —
This large crossbow is harder to load and more substantial than a regular crossbow, but it packs a greater punch.

Critical Specialization Effects

Source Core Rulebook pg. 283
Certain feats, class features, weapon runes, and other effects can grant you additional benefits when you make an attack with certain weapons and get a critical success. This is called a critical specialization effect. The exact effect depends on which weapon group your weapon belongs to, as listed below. You can always decide not to add the critical specialization effect of your weapon.

Bow: If the target of the critical hit is adjacent to a surface, it gets stuck to that surface by the missile. The target is immobilized and must spend an Interact action to attempt a DC 10 Athletics check to pull the missile free; it can’t move from its space until it succeeds. The creature doesn’t become stuck if it is incorporeal, is liquid (like a water elemental or some oozes), or could otherwise escape without effort.