OPERATION: RAPIDSTRIKE

You don't see any foot patrols. If you want to open the gate, give me a d100 roll. You have an 87% chance of success. The lock has a rating of 35 and your Deactivation score is 51. 51+[51-35=16]=67. The picks add 20% to the chance.

To be clear, the spotlight rotates, illuminating an 80-foot circle at any given point, every 15 seconds. Note that opening the lock takes 1 full minute, so you will be in the spotlight four times during the process. The spotlight moves quickly, so you won't be in the light for more than a second or two each time.

The spotlight passes you thrice in the time it takes to pick the lock (which you are successful at). You work quickly and quietly, noting that the fence is not, in fact, electrified (as the sign says). Each time the light sweeps over you, you hold your breath with anticipation, but nothing happens; no alarms go off and the light does not stop its sweep.

Yes, this is the only way in that you know of. The gate is actually about 80 feet from the exterior walls (please see the map at Roll20).

01:02:15

Timing your runs, each of you darts to the side of the building, avoiding the spotlight. When everyone is in position, William moves cautiously towards the front door. The glass-paned doors allow light from inside to floor out, and he finds the doors to be locked.

You easily pop the lock on the door, but as you are working on it, you notice a simple tape alarm that goes around the perimeter of the door. To prevent it from going off, you'll need to make a deactivation roll for it as well.

01:04:15

To your surprise, the alarm seems to do nothing. There is no sound, no sudden lights, and no apparent reaction from within.

The hall lights are on within, casting a circle of illumination out through the doors. Beyond the doors, you can see a reception area and hallways going north, east, and west. About 30 feet in, you can see a security camera mounted near the ceiling that is aimed at the doors.