{AC 19, touch 10, flat-footed 17, CMD 30 (34 vs trip)  - Armor class is 19 under normal circumstances. Your attack roll must equal or beat that value. Touch is without its (natural) armor, ie if you only must make contact with its skin, to cast a spell upon it that requires physical contact, say. Flat-footed is if it is unawares and cannot dodge you (or, as in this case, it is blind). CMD is the defence against grapples (or swallow attempts) and other manuevers, like trying to trip it (add your CMB to any situational bonuses for these kinds of attacks). As a quadruped, it has a bonus against the 'trip' option}.<br/><br/>Lion stands from behind the ship's wheel, turning to bring the crossbow she holds to bear – and pulls the trigger. The string snaps, flinging the bolt harmlessly out to see, and the recoiling cord creases past her cheek, slicing a scar into her young, pretty face. Tears form at the corners of her eyes, but the swearword she uses is appropriate for a seasoned sailor, as she tosses the ruined weapon aside.<br/><br/>Toric leans from the masthead, levels his crossbow to take<span style="font-style: italic">his</span>shot in turn, but the<span style="font-style: italic">Swiftwind</span>slides across the crest of the wave, and a portion of the creature's bulk slides below the waves, which harmlessly swallow the bolt.<br/><br/>Ulrik alone stands firm, pressing forward to thrust his bilhook into the creature's neck and drag it by brute force from the<span style="font-style: italic">Swiftwind's</span>deck, his captain's cry of 'no,' coming too late to halt his charge. The cruel hook sinks deeply into the creature's neck {13 damage from 1d10+1+2Xarcessong, cripes}, and he sets his weight against it, trying to turn the monster away from the mast and<span style="font-style: italic">drag</span>it bodily overboard.<br/><br/>Running damage total<br/>Creature 52, creature is bloodied (i.e. below half hit points)<br/>Alizome 23<br/>Xarces 22<br/>Acted First Round: All<br/>Acted Second Round: Creature, Alizome, Linda, Linda's Guards, Xarces, Crew, Jules<br/>Still to act Second Round: Aethon, Bellicious