chrisshorb's review against another edition
Would have liked more character options …
drew1013's review against another edition
5.0
This has been my favorite of the additional DM materials for 5th edition. Great new monsters with fun behaviors and origins that hint at fun encounters. Lots of great content about various races and planes and their squabbles with one another.
arthurbdd's review against another edition
3.5
Decent monster supplement, though made redundant by Monsters of the Multiverse. Full review: https://refereeingandreflection.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/mordenkainens-disguised-monster-manual/
stoicloofah's review against another edition
3.0
Solid addition, though I enjoyed Volos guide more. The background on the elves, dwarves, halflings, and gnomes may help to flesh out those cultures for both players and dms. I thought the blood war segment was the weakest, but if you plan on using it, maybe that was the best part.
I guess you should just look over the table of contents, and that should tell you if you should read it.
I guess you should just look over the table of contents, and that should tell you if you should read it.
akirathelemur's review
4.0
Parts are a bit hit or miss. Why even bother including eladrin and sea elves, if you only devote a few paragraphs? And the halfling/gnome chapter has some weird shit - Greyhawk halflings are covered with fur, apparently. The stats for the assorted fiends are deeply underwhelming, and missing all the interesting archdevils. But, as a source for role playing inspiration and stores, pretty damned good.