System-wise it has been okay, I have always been a fan of games that do those context-tooltips, CK3 did it really well too. I haven't fully grasped the resting mechanics properly, I think I am being far too stingy about using them. I have enough supplies to do like 12x long rests, but have only done it once. Which has resulted in me being very careful about every use any magic that isn't a cantrip. I still have my JRPG habits of being extremely stingy about item use, so I haven't used any potions/poisons/magical items really.

I actually ended up with a custom character, after reading around some online it seems to be kind of an ideal first playthrough as you get to see all the story characters from an outsider perspective without knowing any internal motivations. Hopefully I didn't mess up my character too much, but it's seemed to work out so far. I got a helm quite early on that set my lowest stat to 17 automatically, which has seemed very good. I have a bonus to almost all skill checks now.