On Saturday night, we play Mansion of Madness as a second time of the game.
Since, I’m the owner of the game which usually, of course, the only person who reading rule before playing the game, which make me become a “Keeper” as usually.
I decide to go on Story 2: The Inner Sanctum, since some players have already plays Story 1 before and they really enjoy the game.
This time I use this story line 1B, 2B, 3A, and 4A.
After I finish my set up, the investigator start at “Chapel” and then try to go the “Study” room but its lock with “Lock cabinet” which required a “Brass Key” to open.
So, they go to another way around pass “Cornet Hall”, “Basement”, “Furnace Room”, and fight their way through “Ceremony Room” at last, but then something terribly have happened!
We found no “Bass Key” in all of those rooms that they pass. This mean they are trapped and can not move on the “Study” room. So, I tried to check my set up again in case that I may put something wrong but after I checked them twice and there is nothing wrong in that setup.
The “Bass Key” is actually lying in “Secret Passage” room, but to get to that point they need to pass to “Study” room first!
Since the FAQ did not state anything wrong with this Story, so I end up with trouble about what to do next. So I would like to ask that anyone have a solution or correction for my case? Thank you.
P.S.
By the way, all investigator state that the “Ladder” seem to be suspicious enough that they can move around to another part of mansion, but I see that there is no another side of “Ladder”. So, what’s it can do?
(In my answer 3A the “Ladder” leads to “Basement” anyway, so they can use them to bypass “Study” room.)