Do crossbows use dex or str?

Ranged damage is calculated with DEX, including crossbows. A good alternative for melee characters is using Throw on weapons with the Thrown attribute, such as spears or tridents. That is calculated with STR. Some of the later game magic items even return to your hand when you throw them.
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Do ranged weapons use dex or str?

The ability modifier used for a melee weapon attack is Strength, and the ability modifier used for a ranged weapon attack is Dexterity.
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What modifier do crossbows use?

Because a crossbow is a ranged weapon, it will add your dexterity modifier to the rolls to see if you hit. If you are proficient with the specific type of crossbow, then you may add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll.
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Do weapons use STR or DEX 5e?

Ranged weapons (bows, crossbows, darts) use Dexterity. Melee weapons (greatswords, battleaxes, clubs) use Strength. Weapons with the "finesse" property (daggers, shortswords, rapiers) can use either Strength or Dexterity.
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Does Heavy Crossbow use str or dex BG3?

All Heavy Crossbows have a damage roll of 1d10 plus a Dexterity Modifier and deal Piercing damage. They have a range of 15m. When wielded by a class that has a proficiency in Heavy Crossbows they can use the following actions: Piercing Shot: Shoot a foe in the chest and possibly inflict Gaping Wounds.
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Strength VS Dexterity- Best ELDEN RING Stat? Str or Dex?

Is crossbow a str or dex?

Ranged damage is calculated with DEX, including crossbows. A good alternative for melee characters is using Throw on weapons with the Thrown attribute, such as spears or tridents. That is calculated with STR. Some of the later game magic items even return to your hand when you throw them.
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Do bows use dex or strength in BG3?

Ranged Weapons use Dexterity. Melee Weapons use Strength and generally have a range of 5ft (right next to you) However, "Finesse" Melee Weapons will use whichever Ability stat is higher - Dexterity or Strength.
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Do bows use Dex or strength?

If you want a good archer, they need Strength. But if you're giving bows to mages, it's fine because they're never going to do good damage with bows anyway.
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Do daggers use dex or str?

For example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property.
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Is rapier a STR or Dex?

Rapier is a mundane, nonmagical variant of the Rapiers family of weapons. It is a martial melee weapon wielded in one hand. As a finesse weapon, it can benefit from the wielder's Dexterity and not just their Strength.
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What are the best modifiers for a crossbow?

This makes redstone one of the most valuable crossbow modifiers, alongside lapis lazuli. Knockback, fiery, and lifesteal are all noteworthy modifiers because, despite not applying to the bolts fired by the crossbow, they can be used to 'recover' in melee range by whacking mobs with the crossbow itself.
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How far does a crossbow shoot D&D?

So with the crossbow you can attack everything within 80 ft. with normal attack rolls. Everything above 80 ft. up to 320 ft. will be at disadvantage.
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Is the shortsword a dex or str?

Finesse. When making an attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls.
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Is spear a str or dex?

Requires Dex, in that you have to aim the point toward the attacker, mostly requires skill. With two arms and your body on it, strength is adequate in the average warrior.
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Is Shortbow a STR or Dex?

Look for a composit longbow (or short bow). Those will add in your str bonus for damage. Dex will only ever be to hit.
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Is a handaxe dex or str?

It is also a heavy thrown weapon, so a character can throw it to make ranged attacks, using Strength instead of Dexterity for ranged basic attacks.
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Is A Scythe considered a Dex weapon?

The Scythe scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity, and is a good Weapon for inflicting the Blood Loss effect along with Physical Damage.
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Do Rogues use dex or str?

Depends on the weapon, Rogues usually use finesse weapons so their dex modifier is used instead because it's typically higher, as a dex character the only benefit rogues get from str is shove distance, athletics checks (like jump distance and shove chance) and carrying capacity.
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Does crossbow use Dex?

The answer below seems to back my findings, crossbows do add Dex modifier to damage.
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Is halberd Dex or strength?

The Halberd is a halberd in Dark Souls. Long-hilted weapon mixing spear and axe is difficult to handle, requiring both strength and dexterity. The Halberd has two elementary attacks: spear-like thrusting and large sweeping swings.
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Why are bows better than swords?

Swords are neither better nor worse than bows; each weapon serves a very different role. Bows are ranged weapons designed to launch arrows to pierce targets from a great distance. Swords are bladed weapons which typically serve as sidearms designed to slash or stab targets only a few feet from the wielder.
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Do bows scale with Dex?

what stat do bows scale off of ? STR for damage and Dex for arrows per shot.
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Does a longbow use Dexterity?

A longbow with no additional effects or abilities does 1d8 plus your dexterity modifier damage when you hit with it unless you roll a critical hit, usually rolling a 20 on the d20 to hit, although some characters can score a critical hit more easily and some circumstances cause a critical hit automatically.
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What's better Shortbow or longbow?

Just note that a magical shortbow with 2 different damage sources is on average better than a more simple magic Longbow with only a +1 to damage/hit. So if you find a magical shortbow I'd suggest using that until you find/craft a magical Longbow of similar quality.
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