Pretty much "what it says on the tin," a light revamping of common undead in games. For its price, it works. Despite the cover, you will not find an undead Terrasque in this book. If you're looking for a book of undead and have more than $10 to spend, there are better options on this site. Doesn't mean the author didn't do good work, just means it's not amazing.

This is a great guide that I would give five stars but for one thing: It doesn't have a print friendly version and the text on stat blocks cannot be cut and pasted. Not a fan of having to retype everything on a CR 23 monster into Foundry and VTT is where I do the bulk of my work these days. I cannot imagine I'm the only DM in this spot, it's been mentioned by previous reviewers, and it really is something that should be fixed.

This is an excellent resource if you're trying to bring an Oriental flavor to your table. It is especially fun to see the look on your players' face when "Oh, wait, that NPC said [common name], but they neglected to mention it being from [insert numerous Far Eastern locales]."

Bottom line, DO NOT buy this book if you're looking for a 5e bestiary.

I'm gonna be honest--I was really looking forward to this, as I figured it would solve one of 5e bestiaries biggest problems--a lack of high CR beasts. The quadded chart seemed like an excellent way to solve this problem, and while the price was steep I believe in supporting folks in their endeavours.

Well, despite 5th Edition being on the front cover, this is not a 5E pure book, it's a Pathfinder book that's hastily ported over to get unwitting DMs to buy it. What's your first clue? This is the "legal stuff" section:

Compatibility with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game requires the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game from Paizo Publishing, LLC. See pathfinderRPG for more information on the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Paizo Publishing, LLC does not guarantee compatibility, and does not endorse this product. Pathfinder is a registered trademark of Paizo Publishing, LLC, and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Compatibility Logo are trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC, and are used under the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Compatibility License. See [insert Pathfinder] weblink for more information on the compatibility license. Some artwork courtesy Publisher’s Choice Quality Stock Art (c) Rick Hershey / Fat Goblin Games.

Note that there is no comparable block of text for Wizards and 5e. Furthermore, mechanics (monster recharge, actions, etc.) use Pathfinder language. In short, if you thought "OMG, something that will let me spring a trap on my cocky Level ##s...", the only person who's going to end up having regrets is you.

It's a little steep for four pages of product including the cover page and DM/s Notes / Credits and acknowledgment. Author can decide what their time is worth, but buyers should be aware of what they are getting. Also not really 4 missions unless you want to have your players giving you the "Really? Really? You're making us walk back and forth for what?"

Good: This is a well put together, balanced module. But why, you may ask, did I give it 4 rather than 5 stars? Well, first off because 4.5 isn't available. The second reason? See beolow..

Bad: I had a fairly experienced party and we were nowhere close to being done at the 4 hour mark. This is much closer to a 6-hour module. Therefore I can't give it a 5-star rating despite it being well-written, fairly easy to prepare, and very fun for me and the party I ran it with.

Bottom Line: If you've got around 6-7 hours / 2 sessions to kill with a party, this is an excellent choice to run with.

Came here looking for a book that might add something to the downtime tables in Xanathar's. Was sorely disappointed. It's only 25 pages, and it's not all that useful to a DM.