What exactly defines a check against a monster? Is it the same as a check to defeat or is it any check on a monster's card?
Example:
Kess' power:
On your check against a monster... you may recharge an ally to add 1d4 plus the card's level.
Skeletal Owlbeast
Before acting, succeed at an Acrobatics, Melee, or Perception 5 check or suffer 2 Combat damage.
Is this before acting check "a check against a monster"? Could Kess recharge an ally to add 1d4 plus the card's level?
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"Check against" is literally any check against a card (before acting, after acting, check to defeat, etc.), so the answer is yes: Kess can use her power for a Before Acting check.
More info can be found on p. 11 in the Core rulebook:
If a card refers to a check against another card, that refers to any check required by that card, whether it’s a check to defeat, a check to acquire, a check to recharge, or any other check.
"Check against" is literally any check against a card (before acting, after acting, check to defeat, etc.), so the answer is yes: Kess can use her power for a Before Acting check.
More info can be found on p. 11 in the Core rulebook:
If a card refers to a check against another card, that refers to any check required by that card, whether it’s a check to defeat, a check to acquire, a check to recharge, or any other check.
Thanks!