Gnaw On This!

Kaspar is certainly on his toes, but not close enough to bring his very new and very sharp bastard sword to bear this round. Instead, he gives a half-hearted groan, swipes the sunrod out of Castille's hand, and takes a five-foot step forward and to the left -- leaving Castille with an open line of sight.

"Castille, would you mind?" Kaspar poses with a sweeping hand gesture.

On cue, the half-elf brings his crossbow to his shoulder, nestles his chin, and fires straight at the beast's torso.

We'll worry about the arcana check next round. For now, Castille scores a 19 on his shot. Damage is 3 hp.

I almost had Castille say something to the effect of, "Gnaw on this!" but opted to save the canned lines for another day. Oh well. Oh, and I'll post the new character sheets either tonight or tomorrow. Just an update.