Help! It's not fun!!

[Ironhawk]

Clownhammer said:
I tend to like to start slow and research.

With respect - if you are finding the game to be dry, you should aim for a fast start with fast research. This will get you out of the "mundane" portion of the early game and into the parts where you are can really play with battle spells/tactics and blow up whole armies with rituals and whatnot.

Go with Aby or Mari as people have suggested since they are straightforward. You might also consider an SC pretender as they give you quite a range of tactics pretty early on, depending on how you choose to equip them.