So you make your way down the tunnel and find a newer looking door with the insignia of House Dusklorn. The tunnel also continues onward into the dark. Now, assuming Xanrym does mutter the passphrase, which opens the door, I’m going to get a Stealth roll from anyone within 30ft of the door. So you can decide whether you want to make the roll or stand back. And a reminder that anyone in Heavy Armor rolls with Disadvantage.
(OOC: Well, we forgot to ask Irrenaste how large Elessarwa's torture chamber is, so we don't know whether it's going to be a vast hall or a little 20-ft x 20-ft room where we can mostly snipe from the door. Oops! We don't know whether we'll have a clear shot from the door or whether we'll have to go through this door and then around a corner or something before we can see Ellesarwa. Xanrym would encourage everyone to hang back while he tries to open the door and get a look inside. If he gets it open, he can at least take a peek into the room to see what the situation is. Ellesarwa may not be home at the moment! Unless she happens to be looking at the secret door, Xanrym hopes that he can actually get into position inside the room before she's aware of the party's presence. He definitely doesn't want to get blasted in the doorway as soon as the secret door opens. That is, hang back, lights out, and wait to move until they hear Xanrym's spell or until it's clear that something went wrong.
Once the door is open, Xanrym would try to sneak invisibly into the room and away from the door. That way, if Ellesarwa hears him when he starts casting Silence, if she looks in his direction, she may not be looking toward the secret door. She'll quickly realize that something is wrong, but once the spell is cast, it should also conceal the noise of the party rushing into the room from the secret door. If Syllen is 30-ft from the secret door, he could move to the door and cast a spell in one round. I guess Coriana and Theldrin may also want to move to the door and cast spells from there during the first round. If Khessa and Avery are farther back, they may have to dash into the room on the first round so that they could make a "wall" in front of the now-visible Xanrym.)
Xanrym waits for everyone to get into position and get still. Then, not expecting it to work, he moves to the insignia on the wall and says quietly in Elvish, "Blood for Lolth." To his surprise, the door opens, revealing the room beyond. He peers into the room with the Darkvision granted by Syllen and, depending on what he sees, sneaks quietly through the door and into the room...
Embarrassed, Xanrym would have said, "Oh! Of course, how silly of me to forget. I think the stench of this place must be affecting me." He asks Khessafor a Light. The point was just to make sure that Xanrym had the light with him since he'll probably be closest to Ellesarwa and can toss the light near her once he casts Silence.)
Coriana does not actually have light.
Coriana - Company of the Grey Chain
Wagner - Dragon Heist: Bards.
DM - The Old Keep
So you make your way down the tunnel and find a newer looking door with the insignia of House Dusklorn. The tunnel also continues onward into the dark. Now, assuming Xanrym does mutter the passphrase, which opens the door, I’m going to get a Stealth roll from anyone within 30ft of the door. So you can decide whether you want to make the roll or stand back. And a reminder that anyone in Heavy Armor rolls with Disadvantage.
Assuming the group is keeping close to Xanrym and the door, for quick entry...
Theldrin Stealth: 6
(OOC: Well, we forgot to ask Irrenaste how large Elessarwa's torture chamber is, so we don't know whether it's going to be a vast hall or a little 20-ft x 20-ft room where we can mostly snipe from the door. Oops! We don't know whether we'll have a clear shot from the door or whether we'll have to go through this door and then around a corner or something before we can see Ellesarwa. Xanrym would encourage everyone to hang back while he tries to open the door and get a look inside. If he gets it open, he can at least take a peek into the room to see what the situation is. Ellesarwa may not be home at the moment! Unless she happens to be looking at the secret door, Xanrym hopes that he can actually get into position inside the room before she's aware of the party's presence. He definitely doesn't want to get blasted in the doorway as soon as the secret door opens. That is, hang back, lights out, and wait to move until they hear Xanrym's spell or until it's clear that something went wrong.
Once the door is open, Xanrym would try to sneak invisibly into the room and away from the door. That way, if Ellesarwa hears him when he starts casting Silence, if she looks in his direction, she may not be looking toward the secret door. She'll quickly realize that something is wrong, but once the spell is cast, it should also conceal the noise of the party rushing into the room from the secret door. If Syllen is 30-ft from the secret door, he could move to the door and cast a spell in one round. I guess Coriana and Theldrin may also want to move to the door and cast spells from there during the first round. If Khessa and Avery are farther back, they may have to dash into the room on the first round so that they could make a "wall" in front of the now-visible Xanrym.)
Xanrym waits for everyone to get into position and get still. Then, not expecting it to work, he moves to the insignia on the wall and says quietly in Elvish, "Blood for Lolth." To his surprise, the door opens, revealing the room beyond. He peers into the room with the Darkvision granted by Syllen and, depending on what he sees, sneaks quietly through the door and into the room...
Stealth: 29 (advantage from Cloak of Elvenkind)
Concentration: Invisibility
(OOC: D'oh! I should have checked her sheet.
Embarrassed, Xanrym would have said, "Oh! Of course, how silly of me to forget. I think the stench of this place must be affecting me." He asks Khessa for a Light. The point was just to make sure that Xanrym had the light with him since he'll probably be closest to Ellesarwa and can toss the light near her once he casts Silence.)
Khessa gives Xanrym a Lighted pebble.