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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jkason" data-source="post: 5702680" data-attributes="member: 2710">So that he won't disturb the monk, Renlow has Nevil take the wheel and prepares dinner for all, bringing it up to the deck as Yoshiki quickly partakes and then falls into a dedicated slumber. Nothing as exotic as the eel this time; general travel fare, but the party's come to appreciate Captain Renlow's culinary skills at making basic staples appetizing. It gets dark sooner than you would expect, largely due to the dark clouds rolling in. By sunset, The Downpour has met her namesake. Thankfully, the heaviest rain only lasts briefly, but by the time Elenka and Drev set up to take first watch, The deck is still under a fairly miserable drizzle. The weather makes it hard to see, though Captain Renlow insists his dwarven vision can adequately navigate in the weather. Still, as the others head below to rest, the summoner and her eidolon can tell the dwarven captain's having to expend all his attention on guiding their craft; it will be their eyes alone able to take the watch.As Renlow's prediciment would indicate, on top of being damp and clammy, visibility is extremely poor. The rain itself obscures the river, and the heavy clouds cover most of the star and moonlight. The wet deck and pitch of the river is its own distraction. It's only Drevezh'Korol's darkvision that lets him catch the small sailing ship coming from behind just as it angles to pull alongside The Downpour. The eidolon can make out several child-sized shapes on its deck, scrambling quickly and quietly. [gm]Drev can act in the surprise round, then there's one round before the ship will be in position to board. Elenka, Drev, and Renlow are on deck. Everyone else is belowdecks asleep. If you guys want to roll your initiatives, go for it. I'll average what you roll and / or roll for whoever doesn't when the first round starts.Since folks are asleep, I'm ruling it takes a full round for them to rise and get on deck. [/gm]</blockquote>

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