Crusader Kings III (2020)

Succession turns a ruler's death into a problem you can understand: who inherits, which vassal objects and what a marriage might secure. Start with the tutorial and a landed ruler, then learn one family's situation before chasing a vast empire. The base game is enough for that dynastic campaign; specialist paths such as landless adventuring belong to expansions. It suits someone who wants political consequences to arrive as memorable people rather than only changing statistics.