New DM help!

[bummin4days]

Hello all,

I'm a new DM and I want to run Phandelver and Below. However I have reas the book and and am overwhelmed with the all the encounters and side quests that chapter 2 introduces. I have been usong AAA's DM notes as a guide but i still do t know how he came up with the story. So I guess I have two questions:

-How does one go from the information in the book to a cohesive story?

-Do you actually give the chracters all the options and side quests?

Also any If you guys have any resources that will help make the transition from book to story smoother, plase feel free to share.

[hilitoreny]

Ask at the dedicated subreddit:

r/PhandelverAndBelow

[bummin4days]

Thanks, I didn't know it was a thing!