In Total War: Medieval 3, you can change the laws of your kingdom to ensure your feckless heir doesn't inherit the throne

While Creative Assembly will readily tell you that Total War: Medieval 3 is still years away from release, with the project currently only in pre-production, the team are being quite open with their plan for the long, long, long-awaited strategy game. A recent message from the game's creative director, for instance, goes into how you can mess around with inheritance planning for the whole kingdom of France.

As someone who is currently going through the process of creating a will and signing life insurance paperwork...