diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/launcher/crossbow.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/launcher/crossbow.dm
index ea948939fc4..9dc889de389 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/launcher/crossbow.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/launcher/crossbow.dm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	icon_state = "metal-rod"
 
 /obj/item/arrow/rod/removed(mob/user)
-	if(throwforce == 15) // The rod has been superheated - we don't want it to be useable when removed from the bow.
+	if(throwforce == 20) // The rod has been superheated - we don't want it to be useable when removed from the bow.
 		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("\The [src] shatters into a scattering of unusable overstressed metal shards as it leaves the crossbow."))
 		qdel(src)
 
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
 
 	var/obj/item/bolt
 	var/tension = 0                         // Current draw on the bow.
-	var/max_tension = 5                     // Highest possible tension.
-	var/release_speed = 5                   // Speed per unit of tension.
+	var/max_tension = 3                     // Highest possible tension.
+	var/release_speed = 3                   // Speed per unit of tension.
 	var/obj/item/cell/cell = null    // Used for firing superheated rods.
 	var/current_user                        // Used to check if the crossbow has changed hands since being drawn.
 	var/draw_time = 20						// How long it takes to increase the draw on the bow by one "tension"
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@
 		return
 	if(cell.charge < 500)
 		return
-	if(bolt.throwforce >= 15)
+	if(bolt.throwforce >= 20)
 		return
 	if(!istype(bolt,/obj/item/arrow/rod))
 		return
 
 	to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("\The [bolt] plinks and crackles as it begins to glow red-hot."))
-	bolt.throwforce = 15
+	bolt.throwforce = 20
 	bolt.icon_state = "metal-rod-superheated"
 	cell.use(500)
 
diff --git a/html/changelogs/KingOfThePing - crossbow_nerfs.yml b/html/changelogs/KingOfThePing - crossbow_nerfs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20f2aa188d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/KingOfThePing - crossbow_nerfs.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+################################
+# Example Changelog File
+#
+# Note: This file, and files beginning with ".", and files that don't end in ".yml" will not be read. If you change this file, you will look really dumb.
+#
+# Your changelog will be merged with a master changelog. (New stuff added only, and only on the date entry for the day it was merged.)
+# When it is, any changes listed below will disappear.
+#
+# Valid Prefixes:
+#   bugfix
+#   wip (For works in progress)
+#   tweak
+#   soundadd
+#   sounddel
+#   rscadd (general adding of nice things)
+#   rscdel (general deleting of nice things)
+#   imageadd
+#   imagedel
+#   maptweak
+#   spellcheck (typo fixes)
+#   experiment
+#   balance
+#   admin
+#   backend
+#   security
+#   refactor
+#################################
+
+# Your name.
+author: KingOfThePing
+
+# Optional: Remove this file after generating master changelog.  Useful for PR changelogs that won't get used again.
+delete-after: True
+
+# Any changes you've made.  See valid prefix list above.
+# INDENT WITH TWO SPACES.  NOT TABS.  SPACES.
+# SCREW THIS UP AND IT WON'T WORK.
+# Also, all entries are changed into a single [] after a master changelog generation. Just remove the brackets when you add new entries.
+# Please surround your changes in  double quotes ("), as certain characters otherwise screws up compiling. The quotes will not show up in the changelog.
+changes:
+  - tweak: "Nerfed the improvised (powered) crossbow in damage. It does not pin you to walls anymore either."