Ok, I've played my first game of MoM and I really liked almost everything about it.

HOWEVER: We played Scenario 3 (1c, 2b, 3b, 4a, 5a combination) and we have encountered a big problem of being stuck for the rest of the game, not being able to open the door to see clues 3, 2 and 1. Good thing was the Keeper did not win as well

This happened because when you open the lock with the crowbar (PATIO - clue 4a) you get the brass key and the only accessible lock left on the map is the one that is opened by a magic phrase - which is found in CAVE 2 area.

SOLUTION: In order to be able to finish this scenario (in this combination) you need to put the ladder in the GRAVEYARD (presumably in the little fenced area, or somewhere else on the tile -> this makes most sense as you finish underground + it's a solid walking distance) as the only part of the ladder in the setup phase is placed in the CAVE 2 area.

The other ladder is put out by one of the clues. Where it is located will be based on the choices the keeper made - sorry not in front of my books. We played scenario 3 twice the other day and did not run into any issues. There is a room that is impassible to characters, but that is as intended. Monsters can move through it to get to the altars and players have to go another way - the ladder.

imanfasil said:

I understand that it is supposed to be put forward by a clue and that the door in the Furnace Room is not passable to characters BUT in this particular combination (1c, 2b, 3b, 4a, 5a) the clue 5 just gives you a zombie in the patio and clue 4 just talks about a brass key and the folded piece of paper. It could be that I have not read something properly, as this was the first time I played it - but the ladder just didn't show up and the number 3 clue remained unreachable as it was in the Cave 2 area (which you don't have access to, without the ladder).

This made our game really frustrating for a number of turns, after we realized that there is nothing we can do anymore, we were just running around, trying not to let any monster "sample" us.

I'll look at my book later. It might be possible that the setup in the players guide needs fixing in some way and you might have found some needed errata.

the bottom of clue 4a reads "Place a ladder marker in your space and a darkness marker in Cave 2" this results in being able to go to cave 2 and thus to get to the chasm.where clue 3 should be located (as per choice 4a).