A lewd pirate song...  Rose couldn't really say that she was surprised to hear the pirate crew singing it.  They were pirates, after all, even if they did seem to be a cut above the usual scruffy sea-dogs she had dealt with in her ocean-travelling days.  Satyrs, a squid-faced creature of some kind... (of the sort known for flaying minds?) And, while she was still recovering from the teleport, she noted with some satisfaction that Aria took advantage of the surprise to take out the man who seemed to be in charge of this motley crew.  Knocked unconscious, he would be easy to bring in for questioning, and unable to effectively relay orders to his crew.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, sizing up the remainder of the crew currently on deck, the shifter picked out her own target.  Squid-head was reading a book of some kind.  Books often meant spellcasters of some sort, though she herself didn't have any real idea of what the text he was reading meant, and so he seemed like a high-value target.  Leaving him the room to spellcast wouldn't bode well for their attempts to take out the crew of this vessel...<br/><br/>"Aria, think you can handle the Satyrs?"  The warrior questioned, letting her intentions be known.  "Their skin's resistant to everything but cold iron, but you should still be able to get at their vitals.  I'm going after squid-head over there!"<br/><br/>And, her target declared, Rose charged forward recklessly again, jumping part of the way there to lash out at squid-face on an even level.  It was another devastating strike lined up, aimed right at his torso, and she watched with definite satisfaction as the blade arced in, a strike that was sure to sever his spine, or at least deal massive damage to the creature's rubbery anatomy...  Only for the blade to phase out at the last second.<br/><br/>"Damn it!"  She cursed, as her feet touched back down on the deck.  Now it knew she was gunning for it!  The element of surprise had been lost.  It would be significantly more difficult to take down than before...<br/><br/><br/><br/>Initiative roll. (1d20+3=11) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2698302/)  Hooray, I'm not going last this time! ^^ Though, for future reference, if you roll higher than 23, feel free to take your turn.  That's the highest initiative I can roll.  Now then, attacking the Mindflayer...<br/><br/>Charging, Heedless Charge, Power Attacking for full with Leap Attack and a +2 bonus from Blink. (1d20+31=35) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2698308/)  Hopefully that's enough to hit even with the cover bonus it's got.  My current AC is 1, after all, and it might get lucky on the miss chance roll to attack me.<br/><br/>Blink miss chance on attacks. (1d100=9) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2698314/)  D'oh!  Well, it had to happen eventually.<br/><br/>The worst part is that the cover provided by the railing keeps me from making attacks of opportunity...  Though, at least the Third Eye (Clarity) should help me to deal with any one counterattack the creature might make.