Ballista

Key Stats

Price: 1,200 gp
Source: Ultimate Combat
Range: 180 ft.

Additional Stats

Key	Value
Gate Breaker Aim	3
Gate Breaker Crew	5
Gate Breaker Dmg	6d8
Gate Breaker Load	5
Gate Breaker Range	100 ft.
Gate Breaker Speed	0 ft.
Gate Breaker Weapon Class	Gargantuan Siege Engines
Heavy Aim	2
Heavy Crew	3
Heavy Dmg	4d8
Heavy Load	3
Heavy Speed	0 ft.
Heavy Weapon Class	Huge Siege Engines
Light Aim	0
Light Crew	1
Light Dmg	3d8
Light Load	2
Light Range	120 ft.
Light Speed	10 ft.
Light Weapon Class	Large Siege Engines
Name	Ballista
Sections Url	pfsrd://Ultimate Combat/Rules/Mastering Combat/Siege Engines/Siege Weapon Descriptions/Ballista/Light
Sections Url	pfsrd://Ultimate Combat/Rules/Mastering Combat/Siege Engines/Siege Weapon Descriptions/Ballista/Heavy
Sections Url	pfsrd://Ultimate Combat/Rules/Mastering Combat/Siege Engines/Siege Weapon Descriptions/Ballista/Gate Breaker
Type	item

Description

Resembling a massive crossbow, a ballista's power is provided by twisted skeins of animal sinew used as torsion springs driving a pair of adjustable arms. A cord attached to both arms is winched back and a projectile is loaded into a grooved slider for release. Ballistae are direct-fire weapons.

Raw Data

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      "Critical": "19&ndash;20/&times;2",
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      "body": "<p id=\"light\" class=\"stat-block-2\">This common type of ballista, also called an arbalest or scorpion, is size Large, maneuverable, and often mounted atop towers or even vehicles. Light ballistae have a hardness of 5 and 50 hit points. Light ballista bolts cost 10 gp each and weigh 10 pounds.</p>",
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      "body": "<p id=\"heavy\" class=\"stat-block-2\">These Huge-sized siege engines are commonly used as castle defenses, as well as on large warships. Heavy ballistae have a hardness of 5 and 100 hit points. Heavy ballista bolts cost 30 gp and weigh 20 pounds each.</p>",
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      "body": "<p id=\"gate-breaker\" class=\"stat-block-2\">This massive ballista fires specially weighted quarrels with blunt mental tips. These are used as long-range battering rams, shot at walls or the gates of castles. When they hit a wooden structure, they have a critical range of 19&ndash;20/&times;3. Gate breaker ballistae have a hardness of 5 and 200 hit points. Gate breaker ballista bolts cost 50 gp and weigh 30 pounds each.</p>",
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