A buddy of mine and I were thinking of a good entry point for kids to get in the game. He was thinking non dangerous cryptids (Jackalope, ECT). I thought of Goosebumps. Plenty of iconic locations and monsters. Slappy would need to be the big bad for sure, and I'd personally want the Haunted Mask.
Just wondering what people think.
The rulebook states that attack dice (power and/or hits) are only rolled when a character (hero or citizen) shares the same location as a monster. However, the Displacer Beast's power seems to only make sense when no hero is present because its ability teleports it to the nearest hero. But… it´s already there!
I understand that it makes sense when attacking a citizen. It leaves the citizen to attack a hero instead. Cool move! But on a hero location you skip its power then?
So, are attack dice truly only rolled when a monster and a character share the same location or even when there is no character there?
EDIT: My question is specifically about when a monster card triggers an attack roll. Does this happen ONLY when the monster shares a location with a character, or can it also trigger when NO character is present?
I understand that an attack without an opponent would be pointless. But certain powers like the Displacer Beast's teleportation seem designed to function precisely when no character is nearby. The rule say there ALWAYS has to be a character with the monster, doesn´t it?