Warhammer Army Project/Kingdoms of Ind

Kingdoms of Ind: Warhammer Army Project, 8th Edition Tactica

Created by Mathias Eliasson, this project was a homebrew attempt at giving many of the nations and factions that never got Armybooks of their own (and those left behind and never got one in 8th Edition) such a thing.

It should also be noted that Eliasson is constantly updating his work, so don't expect this page to stay current forever. As of now: I'll be using the most current Ind Armybook he has as of mid-2018. If anyone wishes to actually update this page and the items that need it later on, go ahead.

(EdwardX- July 2018 Desperately needs expanding so feel free to add or change stuff)

Why Play WAP Kingdoms of Ind

The mysterious lands of Ind, home to a thousand Gods, where the Nobles live in luxury and take to war on the back of mighty elephants.

Put it quite simply you are a Hipster who does not want to play one of the more 'mainstream' WAP armies (If such a thing exists) that finding models for is easy. You want to field massed Human armies backed up by Gods that actually bother to help their worshipers directly on the field of battle.

Pros

• Your Gods actually fight for you in the form of Not!Daemons unlike those of the Not!Europe who sit about as their worshipers are killed.
• You get some very cost effective and useful Core choices.
• You have ELEPHANTS!!!
• The Caste system is basically the Bretonnian Vow system and gives you lots of cannon fodder options.
• The Devas bring some cool unit variety to the army list. You want flying Infantry? You got it. You want lucky Monsterous Infantry? You got it.

Cons

• Elephants though cool sounding will stampede if the enemy even sneezes at them.
• Getting models for this army is going to be pretty difficult and probably expensive.
• The Caste system limit your options for Character bunkers.
• Low Armour saves across the board.
• Outside Royal Elephants and Weapons of the Devas you have no field artillery

Army Special Rules

Castes: Most units in your army belong to a Caste this effects which characters can join them. Members of the Noble Caste may only join units that are part of the Noble Caste or Warrior Caste, and ignores Panic caused by units from the Warrior and Lowborn Castes. Members of the Warrior Caste ignore Panic caused by units from the Lowborn Caste.

• This means that your Lowborn units should be treated like Bretonnian Peasants i.e. cannon fodder.

Deva: The rule your Not!Daemons get. Oddly enough it is largely the same as the Daemonic Special Rule. You get Immune to Psychology, Fear, Magical Attacks, Ward save (5+). a renamed version of Daemonic Instability in the form of Divine Corporeality. Divine Corporeality is a special kind of break test which you take instead of the normal one, Calculate combat resolution as normal and roll 2D6. Compare the dice roll to the Devas' Leadership value, taking into account any modifiers for combat resolution. For each point the unit fails its Corporeality test by, the unit suffers one additional wound. No saves of any kind are allowed against these wounds, including Ward saves, regeneration, etc. If characters are present in the unit, the controlling player first allocates wounds to the unit (up to their current Wounds), then divides the remaining wounds as equally as possible amongst any characters. The only new elements are Hatred (Daemons of Chaos) and that you can't use the Generals Inspiring Presence or the BSB Hold Your Ground, but may use the Leadership of any Character with the Deva special rule within 12". Deva characters may not be Generals. In addition, units of Devas may never be joined by any characters without the Deva special rule.

Indian Special Equipment

Chakram: War Frisbees, range 8", S3, Quick to Fire, Multiple Shots (2). An imroved throwing weapon.

Pata: A weapon that requires Two Hands that can either grant an extra attack or the Parry special rule, the player deciding which at the start of every close combat phase. Think of it as a good spear that can also be used as a bad shield.

Urumi Whip Sword, User -1S but grants an extra attack for every model in base contact (be they friend or for). Weak but can give a lot of extra attacks.

Weapons of the Devas

These are the most powerful weapons of the Thousand Gods of Ind and all but the Vajra are pretty awesome.

Deva Lord choices can take a single one of these.

• Mahakali's Bow: A one use only Magic Bow that costs 85pts and lore wise can destroy all life in the world if misused so the God Shaivi will punish anyone who tries to do so. It is a Long Bow that hits automatically causing D6+1 Wounds (Unclear if said wounds still need to be rolled for) that ignore armour saves. However before using it the weilder has to pass a LD test which if failed causes them to suffer D6+1 Wounds with no Armour saves allowed. If the bearer survives failing to fire it they may try again text turn following the same procedure which once passed destroys the Bow.

• Sudarshana Chakram: While regular Chackram are War Frisbees this is the Frisbee of Death costing 80pts and can only be purchased for the Vaishna. It has a range of 18" and works as follows. Nominate 1 enemy model within line of sight, roll to hit as normal, if the attack hits place a 3" blast template over the model, proceed to scatter the template D6. Any model passed over suffers a S5 Magical hit with the Armour Piercing special rule. This item comes stock on Karishna. This will scythe through just about any massed infantry, best used against high armour save units as they will suffer a -3 penalty to their armour save.

• The Brahmirastra: 75pts and can only be purchased for the Brahmir. This is a staff that unmakes the universe where it is used purging that area from existence and oh my it does just that. One use only, the Brahmirastra can be used in the close combat phase. When it is used place the large blast template over the model carrying it. Any model bar the carrier takes a S10 hit that causes D6 Wounds. Ogres will hate you as you erase a whole unit at the drop of a hat. The prevalence of Ward saves will undermine its use against characters but the main issue it faces is positioning the bearer in a way they can hit as many enemy models and as few of yours as possible. Note you don't have to be in combat to use it nor does it use up your close combat attacks that turn.

• The Vajra: 70pts. The Vajra can be used in the shooting phase. It has a range of 24" and fires D6 S6 lightning bolts which you have to roll to hit for as usual. A bit anti climactics compared to the last 3 would be better at either a lower cost or if it hit automatically.
  • Alternate opinion: It is not described as a ranged weapon, it merely says it can be used then, this means you can use it while in combat the target just needs to be valid.

• The Kaumodaki Mace: 60pts and can only nbe purchased by a Vaishna. The wielder gains S10 and for every initial attack that hits roll a D6 on a 4+ it generates another hit. (Need to inquire if said hit is automatic or refers to just another attack) A very good weapon, like very very good. The Giant Blade in the BRB gives +3S and costs 60 points, for the same cost you get an extra point of S and the ability to generate more attacks.

• Trident of Destruction: 50pts and can only be purchased by Shaivi. It may be used as a Halberd in close combat and a Javelin in shooting but its main attraction is granting its wielder the Heroic Killing Blow special rule which works well with the Shaivi's base attack number of 6.

Special Lords and Heroes

Unlike most other WAP armies you don't get a supreme ruler of your race or supreme wizard character. Instead you get lots of ranged characters.

Darahma, the First Avatar and God Hero of Ind: Ind Sigmar only costs 320pts.

Karishna, The Current Avatar: costing 340pts.

Urjana, Master of the Bow: 165 pts. Can ride a chariot

Mhogli, the Beastmaster: 220pts of Jungle Book reference.

Parashuruma, the Holy Slayer: 180pts.

Lords

Maharajah:

Eldritch Guru: Your standard Lord level caster. He may take the Lore of Fire, Heavens, Light, Life, or Devas. Note he does not have the Caste system rule and instead has the Spiritual Leader rule which means he can join any unit regardless of Caste and does still benefit from rules that apply to models with the Caste special rule. Additionally this rule allows any unit he is in to re-roll failed LD tests. His Spiritual Leader rule can grant the LD resilience your Lowborn and Warrior Caste units need but compared to your standard caster Lord he has even less close combat capabilities with only 1 S3 attack so he will not do well in front line units.

Brahmir: Greater Not!Daemon of the Creator

Vaishna: Greater Not!Daemon of the Preserver

Shaivi: Grater Not!Daemon of the Destroyer

Heroes

Beastmaster:

Rajah:

Guru:

Vishkanya: A sort of snake woman. She is your generic Assassin Hero.

Core

Rajputs: 3pts each base with only a hand weapon, yet have LD 7. These guys have a range of options allowing you to kit them out for any situation. Take in big blocks to keep them steadfast and tarpit your enemy.

• They can choose 1 of the following.
  • Patas (2pts): With these your unit gains flexibility, they can deal damage while being more survivable than Great Weapons
  • Great Weapons (2pts): A pretty good option, 5 pts for Great Weapon infantry. Take in either bigger blocks to compensate for no protection and Always Strikes Last.
  • Shields (1pt): A solid choice if you want a line unit in your army that can actually protect itself.
• They can also take Light Armour (1pt): For the most part not worth it unless you give them Shields as it is more effective to take more Rajputs even with Great Weapons naked.
• And Chakrams (2pts). Best used on small units that you want as charge redirection. Personally i would take them with Light Armour and Shields
• Naked Rajputs are an incredibly cost effective way to get bodies on the table and so fielding a unit without upgrades can be best depending on what you want to do.

Maratha Archer: 5pt Warrior Caste Bowmen. Cheap, cheerful, your best ranged option.

Urumi Swordmen: Cheap 6pt Warrior Caste glass cannons with WS4 I4 and come equipped solely with Urumi Swords. There one base S2 attack can be increased to 6 easily by making sure you have a rank of troops behind you and if you angled your charge correctly two enemy models (make sure to take in at least 3 ranks). more often than not you will hit first so against smaller units you may take fewer casualties. Besides being able to take command options your only option is whether or not to become Skirmishers (Free), which option you choose depends on who you face and how you see them. Note, only try to send these against T3 (or the rare T2) lightly armored troops, use Thugee against anything better.

• Non-Skirmishers: Take these against melee heavy factions as they will have more stamina when in combat.
• Skirmishers: Take these against missile heavy factions for the -1 to hit and if you see them being able to break enemy units.

Peasant Levies: 3pts each they cost the same as your Rajputs but are WS and BS 2 with an LD of 5. Yet you get Spears and Shields as well as being made expendable by being Low Caste. These are your Skavenslaves, they can even take Slings and Javalins.

Pindar Cavalry: Lowborn Fast Cavalry at 12pts with shields and hand weapons. They can swap their shields for Short Bows and may take either Spears (1pt) or Javelins (1pts).

Zamindar Horsemen: Warrior Caste Cavalry at 14pts and one of the few high Armour saves you will have access to. They have Hand Weapons, Heavy Armour, and Shields. May buy Barding (2pts), Spears (1pt), and Short Bows (1pt), as well as being able to swap their Shields for Flails (2pts).

Thugees: Gortek and the Temple of Doom. Lowborn Caste Skirmishers with a basic human statline and 2 Hand Weapons. Generally not as good as Urumi Swordsmen but are more consistent

Snake Swarm: They don't count towards your minimum Core. Lowborn Caste with Poisoned Attacks that Cost 35pts and come with a free Fakir snake charmer who if killed causes the whole unit to be removed from the field. Snipers will erase these units quickly.

Special

Maiden Guard: I have noticed a theme that Eliasson like to give his armies an all female unit in the special slot. These ladies are the closest thing you have to bodyguard infantry as they are the only unit with Noble Cast that your Noble Characters can actually join so you will need to include at least 1 unit of them in most armies. They cost 9 points for a basic human statline with WS4, I4, and LD8 with Stubborn, Hand Weapons and a shield. Each unit of them can take a Magic Standard worth up to 50pts.

• Their other options are that they can swap their Hand Weapon and Shield for one of the following
  • Two Hand Weapons (Free)
  • Halberd (Free). If you go this path take the Razor Standard for Armour Piercing.
• They can purchase Light Armour (1pt), this is pretty much mandatory due to their base points cost, doubly so if you have got rid of their Shield.

Holy Warriors: Warrior Caste, Immune to Psychology, Magic Resistance (2), with Light Armour and Great Weapons for 11pts. Their stat line is WS4, S4, and LD8 Each unit of them may take a Magic Standard worth 25pts. You take these guys over Rajput Great Weapons for use against Monsters and other things with Terror and Magic attacks, but against everything else go with Rajputs.

Royal Chariots: Noble Caste, at 70pts each you get some elite Chariots.

Camel Gunners:

Bengal Riders:

War Elephants:

Vanaras:

Rakshasas: Chaotic neutral Beastmen who will sometimes fight with the armies of Ind, they are one of the few confirmed cannon units.

Kalaratri:

Maruts:

Garudas:

Rare

Ganeshans:

Nagas:

Royal Elephants:

Basilisk:

External Links

The Project's website