Thinking of starting this campaign, but a little disappointed and need some help
I have never DMed before, but I wanted to give it a shot with this module because I hoped a pre written adventure would be easier for me to manage. I really enjoyed the premise, backed it up on kickstarter, and was very excited to get ready to Dm it. Now that I have read the greater majority of the book, I’m finding most of it… frankly pretty disappointing. To be blunt, while it is extremely visually appealing and very cool in that way, the writing is lacking. It’s often boring, very railroad-y, and yet at the same time so much of it lacks any real sort of guidance for the DM, leaving most of the actual important plot moments and lore to creative interpretation and improv, and as a new DM I am really struggling to figure out how to make this work.
So for those that have started the campaign, how has it gone for you? How have you managed to keep it interesting and engaging? I am also especially interested in the other provinces of druskenvald, it seems like a massive waste to have them completely excluded from the story, have any of you managed to alter the story in a way that involves those provinces more?