Quick question
Would the extra bane damage apply to each bolt ?
as per double crossbow rules
"Critical hits, sneak attack damage, and other precision-based damage only apply to the first bolt."
Bane:
The weapon's enhancement bonus is +2 better than its actual bonus. It also deals an extra 2d6 points of damage against the foe.
Afaik Bane is not precision based damage.
if that works it effectively means +2d6+2d6 on a hit or if your an Inquisitor with Greater Bane +4d6+4d6 dmg on a hit
Seems legit. I cannot for the life of understand why anyone would use this weapon, but to each their own.
well its so terrible I felt I had to find some reason for someone to take it
Pretty sure it'd be like manyshotting with a bow, each arrow/bolt get's the full effect of weapons property.
If the double-crossbow is essentially acting like a double melee weapon, i.e. you have to enchant both ends of a quarterstaff, in order to get the full enchantments when two-weapon fighting, then I'd say you'd simply have to do double the enchantments on the double crossbow to get the same.
I'm guessing that item is Pathfinder's answer to the double-barreled shotgun?
Don't think you need to use quarterstaff enchanting unless it says so specifically, like, you can't enchant each end of a spear.
Double-crossbow is the Manyshot variant of crossbows, which is why it also gives a -4 to firing. Safest bet is to treat it as manyshot, full weapon property per arrow, save precision damage, because that's specifically left out.
I wouldn't make a PC enchant it as a double weapon. It doesn't use the double weapon abilities. It truly is a crappy weapon any way you slice it even with enhancements. That -4 to hit with proficiency is a killer. If they had made it a -2 it would have been reasonable putting it in line with rapid shot. Even if it didn't have any penalty it wouldn't be overpowered since it takes so long to reload.
I wouldn't make a PC enchant it as a double weapon. It doesn't use the double weapon abilities. It truly is a crappy weapon any way you slice it even with enhancements. That -4 to hit with proficiency is a killer. If they had made it a -2 it would have been reasonable putting it in line with rapid shot. Even if it didn't have any penalty it wouldn't be overpowered since it takes so long to reload.
It was one of the better weapons in 3.5 though, imo.
When you enchanted it with splitting, and then explosive, it was a 4 shot rocket launcher. Though nowhere close to bows still, but within crossbow class.