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Amazons: Warhammer Army Project, 9th Edition Tactica

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(EdwardX - Nice to see someone else is doing these, quick question though, should we keep 8th and 9th ed tactics on the same page (for simplicity) or split them (for clarity)?)

Why Play WAP Amazons

You love the idea of leading hot, badass jungle women to battle.

Pros

Mobile; if your battlefield includes a lot of trees, you can guarantee you'll be moving around faster than almost anyone other than Wood Elves, and you excel at running down broken enemy units.

Cons

Fragile; most of your army can only have light armor at best, and many have no armor at all. If you get hit, you will STAY hit.

Army Special Rules

Garland Warfare: Amazons have a culture that relies heavily on capturing defeated enemies for sacrifice. All models with this rule may re-roll the distance they pursue a broken enemy from combat. For every unit successfully pursued down, the unit get +1 to its Combat Resolution in subsequent Close Combats. Helps you add insult to the injury of the enemy breaking from combat, as such it does not help you win as you have to break the enemy units first but helps you win even harder and helps you snowball to victory.

• WAP: Albion players will hate you due to their War Fury rule making them more likely to break from prolonged combat.

In addition to the above, almost every unit in the Amazons army has the Forest Strider rule.

The Lore of the Serpent

Lore Attribute: Spirit Walk: Whenever a spell from the Lore of the Serpent is successfully cast on a friendly unit, the gains +D6 to their Movement value and do not need to take any tests for Dangerous Terrain until the start of the caster's next magic phase.

• Serpent's Strength (Signature Spell): Augment. Casts on a 5+. The Priestess and the unit she is with gains +1 Strength until the start of the next turn. Can be cast with a 10+ casting value to affect all friendly units within 12".

1. Singing Wind: Direct Damage. Casts on a 5+. The Priestess unleashes a Strength 3 Breath Weapon. She can cast it with an 8+ casting value to make it S4 instead.
2. Wendala's Maelstrom: Augment. Casts on a 7+. Affects all friendly units within 12"; until the start of the caster's next magic phase, all missile attacks against affected units suffer a -1 To Hit penalty. By using casting value 11+ instead, the spell affects all friendlies within 18".
3. Shield of Thorns: Augment. Casts on an 8+. Until the start of the caster’s next Magic phase, any model in base contact with the Priestess and any unit she is with will be struck by a single Strength 4 Hit at the start of the Amazon close combat phase. By casting with a 16+ casting value, the spell also affects all friendly units within 12".
4. The Living Jungle: Magic Missile. Casts on an 8+. Range of 18", causes 4d6 Strength 2 hits. By casting on an 11+ casting value, the range is increased to 36".
5. Embrace of the Serpent: Direct Damage. Remains in Play. Casts on a 10+. All models in a targeted unit within 18" take a Strength 3 hit. For every turn (friend and foe) the spell is active, all models in the unit suffer another Hit each at the end of the Magic phase, with the Strength of the Attack increasing by 1 every turn. By casting it with a 13+ casting value, the range is increased to 36".
6. Siren's Dream: Hex. Casts on a 13+. Until the start of the casters next turn, all enemy units within 12" suffer a -1 penalty to Movement, Strength, and Attacks, down to a minimum value of 1. By casting on a 15+ casting value, the spell affects all enemy units within 18" instead. This spell has no effect on enemies that are Immune to Psychology.

Treasures of Amazonia

Star Sword: It's a light saber. Seriously, it's an energy-bladed sword that darts around with preternatural speed to strike a foe and block incoming enemy attacks. Mechanically, this is an 80 point Magic Weapon, which gives the bearer the Always Strikes First, Ignores Armor and Parry (6+) special rules. A pretty neat sword that will be useful against heavily armoured enemy Heroes.

Bright Staff: This is a more powerful kind of energy blaster weapon. Magic projectile weapon (50 points) that has a Range of 30", a Strength of 4, and the special rules Quick to Fire, Multiple Shots (D6) and Armor Piercing (2). The Queen of the Sun Staffs. It costs 35pts more than a regular one for an extra 6" of range and on average 1-2 shots more. Its random nature may even leave you with less shots on a turn when you need them. Skip for the most part but on a cheap Mistress it can work.

Skypiercer: An enchanted bow that launches burning arrows that can punch through multiple foes at a time. Magic projectile weapon (45 points) that has Range 30", Strength 5 and the Flaming Attacks rule. Additionally, if it hits, it strikes all models in its range in a straight line. A cheap Magic Bolt Thrower that does not suffer degrading S for every model it wounds. Put the bearer on a fast mount and try and get to the enemy lines flank, if you do this you can get an ungodly number of shots. Beware of hitting your own girls as well.

Crystaline Armor: Fashioned from mystical crystals that fell in a meteorite, this armor is light and flexible when the bearer needs to move, but durable against blows, and can even safely dissipate enemy magic. Costing 35 points, this is Magic Medium Armor. For every spell successfully cast upon the bearer or the unit she is with, the Amazon player gains an additional Power Dice or Dispel dice to their current pool. Characters may wear this armour despite not being able to take normal medium armour. This can be pretty useful if you are placing the bearer in a Death Star that is going to receive a lot of Magical attention from both sides as each turn you can probably get 2 or more free dice from this helping you have a long lasting magic phase.

Shield Amulet: A powerful, if unreliable, force-field generating device. 40 points Talisman. For every Wound the wearer suffers, roll a D6. If this number is equal to or higher than the Strength of the Attack, the Wound is nullified. Grants you a 4+ Ward save only againgst S3 attacks this will not be worth it against armies with S4+ troops like Ogres or WoC. If you bring this make sure whoever is wearing it is only pointed at light infantry, otherwise a skip.

Magic Feathers of Natalina: An enchanted headdress that simultaneously projects a field of flickering, unstable colors when the bearer is in motion and heightens their reflexes. 50 points Talisman. Enemies must re-roll successful rolls To Hit in close combat and with missile weapons against the wearer. In addition, she gains the Ward save (6+) special rule. Combine with a Amulet of the Moon to make ranged attacks unless, though such a combination may be overkill as very few enemies will even target the bearer of such a combination. Though this said a Serpent Priestess could benefit from this.

The Cobra Staff: Arcane Item, 30 points. Bound Spell, Power Level 3. The Cobra Staff contains a magic missile with a range of 18" that causes 2D6 hits. These hits always Wound on a 4+ with the Armour Piercing (-2) special rule. Sun Staff Magic Edition. A pretty good Bound Spell that can grant a L1 Priestess a whole lot of ranged death.

Elixir of Life: A bottle of the precious immortality elixir that the Amazons so zealously guard; in battle, it is a powerful restorative. Mechanically a 50 point Enchanted Item, it grants the bearer the Regeneration (6+) rule, and automatically restores one wound suffered earlier in the battle at the start of each turn.

Blue Stump Brew: A special cocktail of physically enhancing drugs prepared by the Amazon priestesses. 20 point Enchanted Item. One use only. The brew may be drunk at any time. Roll a D6; this is the number of points the character may increase her characteristics. She may freely divide them between several different characteristics if she wishes. The effects of the brew last until the start of the character’s next turn. Now this is a good item for Melee Mistresses sure it is random but at 20pts you only need a 2+ for it to have been worth it and the fact you can decide which characteristics you buff makes it incredibly flexible.

Jaguar Standard: 50 Point magic standard. The unit carrying the Jaguar Standard gains the Frenzy special rule. In addition, they take their Break Tests on 3D6, discarding the highest result. Good on large Tarpit units that you need to hold the line at all costs.

High Age Artifacts

Unlike the Treasures of Amazonia, these represent the various pieces of archeotech that the Amazons jealously guard. Comparatively common, these items can be taken by characters without dipping into their magic items points allowances. In fact, many units are able to take these toys for themselves as well!

Note that can be applied to all of them: Though high quality items they can be large point sinks for non-characters who unless they have Amulets of the Moon will go down very quickly to ranged fire. On characters though these can be the Gods gift to women as they can be purchased without eating up the characters Magic Points allowance.

Sun Staff: Implied to be some kind of laser weapon, the Sun Staff is a projectile weapon with a range of 24", Strength 4, and the special rules Quick to Fire, Magical Attacks and Armor Piercing (2). A very good anti armour ranged weapon that can make mincemeat of heavy infantry.

Claw of the Old Ones: A mystical blade that glows white hot and which cuts through armor as if it were paper - probably a Power Weapon. It's a melee weapon with Strength +1 and the special rules Magical Attacks and Armor Piercing (2). These will cut through heavy infantry quite nicely. On your characters this is a decent melee weapon that will free up your Magic Items points for other stuff.

Sun Gauntlet: A bizarre weapon that can be used both in melee and at range. As a projectile weapon, it has a range of 12", Strength 4, and the special rules Quick to Fire, Magical Attacks and Armor Piercing (2). As a melee weapon, it uses the User's Strength and has the special rules Requires Two Hands, +1 Attack and Magical Attacks. An alright weapon that combines a short range Sun Staff with a a Magical Two Hand Weapons. Good if you want an Ethereal hunting unit but for other things you may be better off with a Javelin and 2 Hand Weapons.

Amulet of the Moon: A forcefield generating device, the beaer of a Moon Amulet has a 5+ Ward save against Missile Attacks, and inflicts a -1 penalty on To Hit rolls made with missile attacks. Adds a moderate amount of protection to help units equipped with it reach combat more intact. Very good against gunline armies for your troops. On characters however this broken, combine it with a good Ward save Talisman and you have a character that is only going to be killed by melee.

Army Units

Special Lords and Heroes

• Thalestris, Queen of Amazonia: Your obligatory "supreme leader of their civilization who also happens to be a mega-tier arsekicker" character. Thalestris, as her title suggests, is the current ruler over all Amazonia and this is reflected in her rules; all Amazon friendlies within 12" are Immune to Psychology, but if she gets killed, your whole army suffers a -1 penalty to break checks for the rest of the game. Luckily, she wears the Crown of the Amazon Queens, a talisman that gives her a 4+ Ward Save and Immune to Psychology, which goes well with her Ld 10. She wields the Sword of Rigg, a magic weapon that ignores armor, does D3 wounds per hit, and can potentially destroy magic weapons wielded by enemy characters (for each hit, roll a d6; on a 4+, their magic weapon is wrecked). She also carries the Pendant of Delmair, which lets her choose to respond to losing a round of combat by turning into a were-jaguar for the next round. In were-jaguar form, she loses the powers of the Sword of Rigg, but she gains +1 Strength, +1 Toughness, and the Cause Fear, Hatred and Frenzy special rules.

• Lwaxana, Curse Witch of Blue Stumps: Your obligatory uber-caster character, Lwxana is a hideously ancient Amazon priestess who functions as a level 4 wizard using one of the following Lores: Shadows, Death, the Serpent. Possessing the universal Garland Warfare and Forest Strider special rules, she carries the Blue Nightshade Dagger (magic weapon with Poisoned Attacks that wound on a 4+), the Amulet of the Great Toad (before making a dispel check when a spell is cast against Lwaxana or a unit she's with, roll a D6; on a 4+, the spell is nullified), and the Staff of Retribution (Bound Spell, Power Level 4; magic missile with a range of 24" that causes D6 Strength 5 hits, but you need to roll a d6 each time you use it, and on a 1 you're out of mojo for the rest of the battle). She also has the special rule/equipment of Voodoo Dolls, because why not? Instead of attacking normally, the caster may opt to pluck the hair of her opponent. Roll to hit as normal, if successful, she quickly takes a hair (or other small piece) from an enemy model in base contact. She may then use her Voodoo Doll to curse the enemy model in the beginning of each her Magic phases. The enemy model must take a Strength test or suffer D3 Wounds, with no saves of any kind allowed. This has no effect on models with the Ethereal special rule.

• Princess Azura, the Ice Maiden: Thalestris' most favored daughter, an ultra-graceful warrior-dancer who specializes in fucking shit up. Her unique rule is Mesmerizing Dance, where non-psychology immune opponents fighting her in melee must make a LD test at the start of each close combat phase or be unable to attack her for that round. She carries the magic weapon Azure Fire (Claw of the Old Ones that inflicts a -1 penalty on enemies making close combat To Hit rolls, and which can be used as a ranged weapon in the shooting phase with Range 24", S5, Quick to Fire, Armor Piercing (2), Multiple Shots (D3)) and the Talisman of Rendar (5+ Ward Save and Immune to Flaming Attacks). Her standard special rules are Garland Warfare, Forest Strider and Stubborn.

• Melandra Hawkeye, Amazon Adventuress: The most courageous and adventurous amazon ever, Melandra has been looting and pillaging her way across Lustria for ages. To represent this, she has the special rules Garland Warfare, Forest Strider, Scout and Evasion: At the end of each combat she is in, before break tests are taken, she may choose to move out of combat. Place her anywhere within 1" of the enemy unit she was fighting. She may move as normal in her next turn. She carries the magic weapon known as the Blade of the Hawk (+1 Attack, +1 To Hit), and the Pendant of the Old Ones (1/game, you can teleport Melandra to any spot on the battlefield you want; if she teleports to an enemy, she counts as charging).

• Pentheselia, The Mark of the Serpent: The most bloodthirsty and vicious warrior in all the Amazons, Pentheselia has dedicated her life to battling the depredations of slavers who invade her peoples' lands, giving her a particular hatred for men. With the standard special rules of Garland Warfare and Forest Strider, she also has the unique special rules of Savage Fury (Devastating Charge + Immune to Fear), Man-Hater (Hatred against all Male Human models) and Mark of the Serpent (ALways Strikes First, enemies must re-roll successful To Hit rolls in close combat). She carries the magical weapon Throatslicer, an enchanted dagger that counts as an additional hand weapon and gives her a +1 bonus on her To Wound rolls, Killing Blow, and Parry (6+).

• Lysippe, The Mounted Avenger: An amazon whose mother and village were slaughtered by lizardmen, she hates that reptilian race above all others and has sworn herself to their extermination, riding atop her trusty jaguar steed, Blackfang. Garland Warfare, Forest Strider, Hatred (Lizardmen) and Lysippe's Warcry (when she charges a non-Undead, non-Daemon unit, she Causes Fear and inflicts a -1 penalty to their WS and BS skills). She carries Lizard Bane, an enchanted Spear that always hits on a 2+ and wounds lizardmen on at least a 3+, and her Horned Helmet, which grants her a 6+ Armor Save and the Frenzy rule.

Generic Lords and Heroes

• Matriarch: Your standard Lord character, these are the respected nobility of the Amazon tribes, veteran warriors who have proven themselves over many years of battle. Garland Warfare and Forest Strider. These women come with a hand weapon and light armor by default, can ride any three of the possible character mounts, and can take either an additional hand weapon (if on foot), a spear (if mounted), a great weapon, a bow, a shield, or any of the four High Age Artifacts.

• Serpent Priestess: Your Lord tier mage, the Serpent Priestesses are the leaders of the mysterious priesthood that guides the Amazons, maintaining their arcane technology and managing their procreation. Level 3 (optionally 4) Wizard using the Lore of Life, Light, Beasts, the Heavens or the Serpent. Garland Warfare and Forest Strider. Armed with a hand weapon, they can take any one of the four High Age Artifacts.

• Mistress: Younger and less skilled nobles than the Matriarchs, these are your basic Heroes. Garland Warfare and Forest Strider. Same armament and possible gear upgrades as the Matriarch.

• Priestess: Younger and less experienced than the Serpent Priestesses, your Hero-tier mage. Level 1 (optionally 2) Wizard using the Lore of Life, Light, Beasts, the Heavens or the Serpent. Garland Warfare and Forest Strider. Same armament and possible gear upgrades as the Serpent Priestess.

Character Mounts

• Jaguar: Because if there's anything as iconic to pulp fantasy as a savage yet beautiful jungle amazon, it's one with a big-ass jungle cat that she can ride on to battle.

• Culchan: The Warhammer equivalent of the Terror Bird, these are giant, predatory, flightless birds mean enough to make even jaguars and cold ones keep their distance.

• Cold One: Unlike the Dark Elves or the Lizardmen, the Amazons have to spiritually break cold ones before they will accept a rider, making them comparatively sullen and listless.

Core Units

• Amazon Warriors: At 4 points each these are your standard troopers, and the ones you will base most of your army around. Garland Warfare and Forest Strider. These girls have armor except for a shield. can trade the shield for Additional handweapons (probably your best option), or Bows or Slings. 7pt Bowwomen are fairly cheap and so a couple of units of them can support your army.

• Piranha Warriors: Specialist Amazons who serve their sisters as reconnaissance and disruption. Garland Warfare and Forest Strider, but also Scouts and Skirmishers. They carry hand weapons and javelins, the latter of which they can upgrade to poisoned for +2 points per mode, or they can freely swap their javelins for Blowpipes, ranged weapons with a range of 12" and S3 with the Multiple Shots (2) and Poisoned Attacks rules. They have NO armor and can't even wear shields.

• Eagle Warriors: Members of one of several elite warrior sisterhoods within the Amazons, the Eagle Warriors are elite fast attack troopers. Garland Warfare and Forest Strider, with the addition of Swiftstride. They carry spears, which they can bolster with either javelins or Sunstaffs (which means you can turn a core unit into a magical ranged firing line, though that bumps them up to 12 points per model), and can also take light armor, Amulets of the Moon and shields. These last 3 make Eagle Warriors your most survivable Core units but buying all 3 or even just Light Armour and Shields can make this unit a points sink but do help make the unit cost efficient. Think through whether you really need that protection, if not take 2 Warriors for the same cost.

• Huntresses: The Amazon cavalry, elite warriors mounted on the backs of tamed jaguars. Garland Warfare, Forest Strider and Fast Cavalry. They carry hand weapons and javelins, the latter of which they can reely swap for shortbows, and can be outfitted with spears and shields - the latter being their only defensive option.

• Jaguar Hunting Packs: Prides of savage jungle cats driven to battle by hardy Amazon beast-tamers. Garland Warfare, Forest Strider, Skirmishers and "Unleash The Beast", which lets the beastmasters set their cats loose to fight independently. The beastmaster herself carries two hand weapons and a stack of javelins.

Special Units

• Koka-Kalim: Drugged up religious fanatics who work themselves into states of bloodthirsty religious ecstasy before throwing themselves into battle. Garland Warfare, Forest Strider and Frenzy. These girls probably will remind you a lot of Witch Elves; completely unarmored, they carry two hand weapons, and can upgrade themselves with Sun Gauntlets and Amulets of the Moon. Sun Gauntlets are largely overcosted as melee wise you only gain Magic Attacks. Ammulets of the Moon are wonderful at only 2pts and will give this unit a better chance of making it into melee intact.

• Jaguar Warriors: Elite Amazon warriors who serve as the heavy infantry of the Amazon army. Garland Warfare and Forest Strider, with the addition of Immune to Psychology and Ambushers. Outfitted with hand weapons and shields, they can replace their hand weapons with Claws of the Old Ones, take light armor, and be given Amulets of the Moon.

• Totem Guardians: Mighty, great-weapon armed amazon warriors who serve as the personal bodyguards of the Matriarchs themselves. Garland Warfare, Forest Strider and Stubborn. They sport halberds, shields and Light Armor, can replace their halberds with either Claws of the Old Ones or Sun Gauntlets, can take Sun Staffs, and can take Amulets of the Moon.

• Jungle Stalkers: The greatest archers in all of the Amazon forces. In addition to the standard Garland Warfare and Forest Strider rules, they also benefit from Skirmishers, Multiple Shots (2) and Poisoned Attacks. Armed with a hand weapon and a bow, they have no default defenses but can wear Amulets of the Moon, and can be upgraded to act as Scouts.

• Culchan Riders: Swift-moving and fearless Amazon warriors mounted upon the legendarily vicious Culchan birds. Garland Warfare, Forest Strider and Fast Cavalry. They wield hand weapons and shortbows.

• Cold One Riders: Whilst their Cold Ones may not be as savage as those of the Dark Elves and Lizardmen, these Amazon Warriors should not be underestimated. Garland Warfare, Forest Strider, Cause Fear, Natural Armor (6+), Stupidity. They carry hand weapons and shields, but can replace their hand weapons with either spears or Claws of the Old Ones, and can take Amulets of the Moon and light armor for their defenses.

Rare Units

• Terradon Riders: Amazon warriors who have learned how to discipline the great flying reptiles of Lustria, just like the skinks have. Garland Warfare, Forest Strider, Fly and Drop Rocks. They carry hand weapons and javelins.

• Gorols: Unusually large, powerful and intelligent gorilla-like apes that have learned to fight alongside the Amazons, who respect them. Monstrous Infantry who are Forest Striders that Cause Fear. They can be upgraded with great weapons and light armor.

• Avatar of Rigg: A physical manifestation of the Amazon's hero-goddess. This single Monstrous Infantry type creature causes Terror, has a 4+ Ward Save, is Unbreakable and Unstable, and can issue one of the three Blessings of Rigg on all Amazon units within 12" at the start of each turn; Warfare (re-roll failed charges), Blood (gain Frenzy, or gain Hatred if already Frenzied), and Violent Death (gain Killing Blow). She carries a hand weapon.

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