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lifepluspreston's review
4.0
The Monsters Know What They're Doing by Keith Ammann--Encyclopedic, this book explores ever basic type of monster in Dungeons And Dragons' Fifth Edition. Along the way, Ammann details the strategy tips and thought process that each type of creature might have. He helpfully focuses on what he sees as the organic combat strategies of most creatures, for example, a creature with low intelligence might behave more instinctually, a creature with resistance to certain damage types might organically fear wielders of that damage less, and so forth. This is a useful resource for any dungeon master, and my only regret is getting it from the library rather than purchasing a copy for myself. I'll go rectify that now. Thumbs up.
loonyboi's review
3.0
This is a good reference book for running Dungeons & Dragons. That said, it's best for DMs who like to run heavily tactical games. I don't, and more specifically, my players don't want to play that way, so this is of limited use to me. But I do like Ammann's approach, and it made for an interesting read, even if I won't be applying all that much to my own games.
hauteclere's review
5.0
An extremely helpful book for any GM, and very entertaining to boot. It has direct practical advice on how to run specific monsters and also gives you a general methodology of how to analyze a stat block, and from it make reasonable assumptions of what the monster might do. One of the hardest things for me is to make monster fights memorable and different, and Mr. Ammann is an inspiration - thank you!