The entire goblin vs. druid plot feels like it should have been an Act 2 event AFTER you have a better understanding of the tadpole
I almost feel some of you are vastly overstating the importance of this part of the story so far.
The druids and goblins are little more than an incidental stepping stone along the journey. Chances are that absolutely NO part of this will matter a single bit as soon as we go past MoonSomething Tower and move into Act 2 reaching Baldur's Gate and surrounding area.
This is a little off topic but I think you're right and that really bugs me. It feels as though once we leave this area it's not going to matter at all. We are given no reason to care about the area or invest in it emotionally. Everything about the area that we could potentially care about is LEAVING the place. The place I don't even think has a name even. This feels narratively like it should be the starter area, the place where we learn about the setting, start getting hints at the main plot before we get the big narrative jump into act 2. But we already know that the tadpole is the big thing, a sword of Damoclese that's hanging over our head even though mechanically and to a certain degree storywise it's actually not. We're given no insight into the wider setting that would help get our feet under us, we get little opportunity to form bonds outside of our party, who have few to no bonds between each other. The whole story just feels off to me in a way that I don't think I've ever felt from an RPG narrative.
