Grapple Crossbow

A crossbow body adapted to fire a tethered grapple head rather than a standard bolt, giving a single weapon two very different uses: a hard-hitting ranged strike, or a fast way to anchor a line and cross a vertical gap. Switching between the two only takes swapping the loaded head.

It is heavier and slower to reload than either a dedicated crossbow or a dedicated grapple launcher on their own, a deliberate trade-off for operators who would rather carry one flexible tool than two specialised ones.