Closing Torture Chamber (WOTR)

[Joe Homes]

The When Closing entry on the Torture Chamber reads (paraphrasing from memory):
"Each character takes 1 point of mental damage, which may not be reduced."

Is this intended to hit even characters at other locations? That's how we've been playing it, but I thought I'd check.

[Sandslice]

If it says "each character," then as written it would hit everyone regardless of location. Compare locations in other sets that do specify "each character at this location."

[Vic Wertz]

Yep. Torture is bad, y'all.

[carterjray]

Torture Chamber is just nasty. Once I realized it didn't matter where my guys were, they were getting hit anyway, I stacked the party there and closed it as fast as I could, then went to Manor House to restock. I think this strategy is the only reason I beat the third scenario.

[Mogloth]

(rereads torture chamber)

Whoooooooopppppsssss.

Totally overlooked that it wasn't location specific.