Crusader Kings 2 Thread III: Keeping Up With The Karlings

[Artanis]

While that's true, and LoR is certainly worth getting for that, I think for a new player, learning to manage your levies and vassals is more important that retinues.

True. I guess I lost track of that amid all the discussion

Depending on how new the player is, you might want to do without Conclave as well. While it makes managing your vassals easier (in some ways) for an experienced player, for a NEW player, all the extra stuff to keep track of (who has favors from whom, who's on your Powerful Vassal list, adding even more f***ing types of factions, the new education system, etc.) might be a bit too much to add to an already massive learning curve.

Didn't reunites change to being part of vanilla worth Conclave's release?

Not as far as I know.