IC
There is a stream of men on the rope, about 10, and it doesn't seem to stop. There are 4 boats on the water, each with six men in it.
You are all against the rail at the front of the raft, and MacLynn is inside the small hut that is the only shelter on the raft, toward the center of the raft. The shelter is only about 6' high, and is less than 10' on a side, and has three walls and a shed roof. He doesn't seem to notice, as he has full confidence in your ability to guard the raft, and he is engrosed in some paperwork. There are piles of crates everywhere, some stacked as high as 10' and there are only narrow 3' coridors between the stacks of crates. There is the usual equipment to be had on a medium river craft.
The bad guys on the rope will hit the deck at initiative 17. There is probably a little time before the small boats catch up, maybe about 3 rounds, but it is hard to tell.
I will start to adjudicate actions as soon as everyone has posted an initiative here. I it takes longer than the day after thanksgiving, I will assume that characters are as surprised as the players are
Also, please post character sheets. And yes, you should roll and send the results to me as well as posting here with the mecanical aspects of your actions. We will play without strict adherence to the battlegrid, oldschool.