Spawn of the Old Ones, Preying on Your Mind

If there's one area of Arkham Horror that I've seen questions about many a time over in r/arkhamhorrorlcg on reddit, it's the interactions between the Spawn and Prey mechanics when someone draws a card from the encounter deck.

Both of these keywords are explained in the rules reference document, but even when you sit down and read through the reference, it isn't clear on how an Acolyte behaves compared to Conspicuous Staff or to Beings of Ib.

What I've done below is generate a flowchart for players which takes into account Spawn, Prey and Aloof, and will help you determine just where that latest enemy should appear once your Seeker has drawn it...