combat starts when the enermy becomes aware of you so; if they see you, they hear you or you set that oil they are standing next to on fire... from your cripit discripion it sounds like the other side of the door is dark because you have not scouted it yet so you don't have anyway to know whats on the other side until you send in a mage hand, raven or cat [invisible] to find that oil drum
Last edited by Ussnorway; 04/07/22 12:55 AM.