Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-33647966-20171115111112/@comment-25981649-20171120083124

Recneps wrote: Of course, there's not much benefit to crossbows on horseback, relative to just a horsebow. You don't get additional power like on foot, you don't require less training. Well, not necessairly.

The most important use of Mounted Crossbowmen in Scandinavian / Germanic armies was their use as a pretty devastating shock infantry- they'd fire one shot at the enemy at first, and then charge in with swords. Such an NPC in the game would be very interesting, as it would be very scenario-specific and exotic