Giovanni Mansion (Italian Dinner) Non-Violent?

[DALCOhstangultion]

I'm not getting an option to persuade the couple outside the Giovanni Mansion (at the start of the Italian Dinner) quest. I'm Nosferatu and as I approach them (stealthily or not), I get no option to interact with them at all. Finally, they'll see me and attack. Even if I pick up their invitation, the same thing happens when I approach the door to the mansion. As Nosferatu, am I locked out of the non-violent approach to the Mansion? I'm using the GOG version with the latest unofficial patch.

EDIT: I also can't interact non-violently with the guard on the back door.

[Maddy]

Is there no way to enter in another door as invisible?
There has been some time but I know inside there's a way you can do everything in stealth, so there must be a way to enter the same way
Did you try using lockipick on the front door?

[Wesp5]

Well, looking like a Nosferatu there is no way the Giovanni can believe you are one of them.

[devious goon]

Can't think of any other way except having a high enough level of Obfuscate so interacting with objects doesn't break your invisibility

[DALCOhstangultion]

I guess I can understand a Nosferatu not being able to "blend in" with the Giovanni crowd. But, nothing I found online about the area mentioned that.

AFAIK, the only two entrances to the mansion are the front and back doors. Both of which are guarded, and both sets of guards react as I approach fully stealthed (maxed out) to attack me. I've tried picking the lock while they're attacking, but just get pushed out of the lockpicking activity because of the attacks. Plus, once the outside guards go hostile, the inside one's do too.

Having a high enough Obfuscate might be a possibility. But, unfortunately, mine's not high enough.

The inability to even initiate the Persuade dialogue is irritating enough. But, because everyone went hostile before I even got in the mansion, I was, apparently, locked out of the Dirty Dishes sidequest in there (though that might have been a timing thing since I tried coming back to do it later).

[Norwin]

To get inside, go to the back door and approach the door in 3rd person with the characters left shoulder hard against the wall. Enable obfuscate when needed to avoid being detected. Proceed to the door and step up onto the entry pad the guard is standing on, left shoulder is still hard against the building.

As soon as the character steps up and is on the same level as the guard, aim the cursor at the guards belly button area and press activate (e key by default). If the door doesn't activate move the cursor around a bit, left and right, up and down and continue trying to activate the door. Finding the correct spot isn't that sensitive so it shouldn't be too hard.

Once you are in if you are using the Basic patch and know where to go you are all set.

If using the Plus patch then you are going to have to be obfuscated the entire time, with the exception of when you interact to open doors. My character has obfuscate 2 and sneaking 6 and there aren't any problems but it can be a little fussy at times. When you do interact with a door and obfuscate drops don't move again at all till it comes back up.

If you need help working out how to proceed: Stealth kill all three guards in the pool room then enter through the unlocked double doors. Go to the end of the hall and find the secret passage door if you don't already know where it is. Once inside the secret passages continue to use them till you get into the basement area.