The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters (Volume 1)

Absolutely love this book. If you are an old DM, or a novice one, looking to turn the corner on how to run fantastic encounters that turn simple goblins into a force to be feared... then this book is for you.

This is a very useful book to make your encounters more interesting, logical and story based.Covering most of the basic D&D monsters, there is a treasure trove of ideas too take your encounters with monsters and BBEGs to the next level.Worth a read!

Have you ever looked at a creature's stat block and been like: "Ok, but how am I meant to run a Banshee?" The flavor text gives you some hints as to what they are... but not who they are, or why they are. Well, this book is here for all of you who are, like me, trying to give a touch of personality to monsters in TTRPGs.From cowardly creatures that gang up on adventurers, to mighty dragons who seek treasure for the sake of having more treasure, Keith Ammann hits the nail right on the head with this gorgeous, huge book.I was expecting a flimsy bunch of pages barely held together, or lots of art to pad out the content... oh boy, was I not ready for this 300+ pages long book with barely any padding to it. I recommend giving it a quick once-over and then reading up on the kinds of monsters you will be running in your next session to have a better idea on how to make your games truly memorable.Amazing book!

This book really helps you to get into the mindest of different monsters, and see them with completely different eyes. While it often gets into detailed mechanics that are specific to D&D 5th edition, the basic ideas are general enough that you can easily use it for other fantasy systems as well (older versions of D&D in my case). So I'd recommend it even if you don't play 5e. It's very durable and the cover is great. And it's a hardback that's actually affordable.

What a great find. If you're a D&D DM (or even a player), this is a great way to understand why the monsters do what they do.(Did not know it was hardback. Great object.)