Hand crossbow has the loading keyword: Because of the time required to load this weapon, you can fire only one piece of ammunition from it when you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks you can normally make. To avoid this, you can take the Crossbow Expert feat instead of an ability score increase at level 4: C r o s s b o w E x p e r t Thanks to extensive practice with the crossbow, you gain the following benefits: • You ignore the loading quality of crossbows with which you are proficient. • Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn’t impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls. • When you use the Attack action and attack with a one- handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a loaded hand crossbow you are holding.
