Warhammer: Halflings - proper 8th ed update out now!

Scarily fast, I know! I guess the prospect of Rome II consuming all other upcoming free time means I subconsciously feel a need to work my ass off until then, but I think the results should very well be worth it!

Anyway, this new, full colour version of the Halfling book features the following:

• Much improved layout and formatting for better readability, the amount of repetition in the text has been toned down considerably. The sections of the book are much better laid out in separate parts with better in-dispersing headlines as well.
• Full colour, most of the art is entirely new.
• No more empty space on any pages.
• Tons of re-balancing: prices for most infantry have gone up 1 pt, but the cavalry has generally gotten cheaper. Magic has been nerfed considerably to a more supporting role in keeping with the background. Their Magic Lore has unfortunately gone, but might reappear at some point in the future when I have a good idea of how to deal with it.
• A new special character, Hisme Stoutheart (who really should have been in the army from the start!).

Oh, and don't let the new "dark" cover frighten you, they are still as much a "comedy" army as ever ;)

Anyway, enjoy, and let me know if I've totally ruined the army by hitting them with the nerf-bat too hard!

Google Drive Download below:

 

Bretonnia removed from Scribd a̶n̶d̶ ̶I̶s̶s̶u̶u̶

It appears Bretonnia has been flagged by their systems, because both got instantly removed when I uploaded the recent update (already available on Google Drive) about 15 min ago, so you are unlikely to see it appear on these sites again. Not to fret though, the book is still available through Google Drive as normal, and will hopefully stay there until we get an official update at least!

Edit: Weirdly enough, the book just became available on Issuu again! So, gone from Scribd, still on Issuu and Google Drive.

New Kingdoms of Ind update out now!

The usual first bug-fix patch, this takes care of some spelling issues and some minor rules balances.  Kalaratri now has 3A basic instead of Extra Attacks (2), and Marus do not have the armour piercing rule.
That's pretty much it, not too shabby considering it's practically a new release.

Details for upcoming Halfling update

Time for the short furry-feeted ones to get colorized! I'm not gonna put a date on it since I do intend to make room for other things (mainly video games, plus that thing called "work"). However, this shouldn't take too long to get done with mostly editing needed, as opposed to having to add/rewrite a ton of fluff.
The book will most likely not see any new units, but there will be a few more special characters added at least, including the famous Hisme Stoutheart. Overall, it will mostly be a major facelift with much improved layout and formatting (can't believe how much progress I've made on that front since early 2012) as well as some re-balancing (expect prices to go up). I would guess September, but I'm not promising anything.

Current Progress:

Contents/credits - in progress
Society - done
History - done
Timeline - done
Geography - done
Bestiary - done
Special characters - done
Magic Items - done
Army list - done
Summary - done

Update 1: Lot of progress has been made already as you can see! I've done some major editing in their background section, so you should see a lot less repetition in the text compared to the old version, and every it much better laid out for easier reading.
The special characters will take a while though as they need a lot more fluff to fit a whole page, and their magic lore will probably be rewritten completely. The army list too needs to be re-done, since I'm using different templates for it in the newer books. Still, a mid-September release looks very much plausible now, if not sooner.

Update 2: Turns out "sooner" means "this weekend". Writing fluff for Halflings turned out to be surprisingly easy, meaning I now only have the army list left to do really. I will probably finish that part later today or tomorrow, so you can expect to see the new version on Sunday at least.

Warhammer: Kingdoms of Ind proper 8th ed update out now!

Done faster than expected, and I didn't even have to rely on Stefan to help finish it (some sacrifices to the Holy Toaster was enough). The book isn't quite finished just yet though, page numbers are yet to be added to the Summary page, and there will most likely be added another Special Character; these changes will probably be added in a week or so. Apart from that, the book is pretty much finished, sans all the spelling errors and bugs I'm sure are littered all over the place (volunteer proof-readers; go nuts!).

Clocking in at 86 pages, the complete Kingdoms of Ind book now finally has a complete background section along with the 8th ed update, so for those of you who have been wanting to read up on Ind, you can now finally do so! I went with a heavy emphasis on the Mahabharata and Ramayama för parts of the fluff, which I do think could have been Warhammer-ized a bit better; so I might go back to the fluff at a later point and improve upon it. Even so, Ind's history is far from being just a rehash or real India's history, instead drawing much more upon myths and fictional work. Overall, the book mixes Ancient India with the Vedic Pantheon, as well as a bit of the Mughal Empire and the Sikhs. Should be something for everyone, I hope.

This new update of the book features the following:

• Background on the Indan society; the caste system, their religion, and their relationship with the rest of the world.
• History of Ind; the war of the Deva, the creation of the Kingdoms, heroes of legends, civil war, war with Cathay and Tilea, Ind today, and a timeline.
• Geography of Ind; descriptions of flora and fauna, the 7 kingdoms, and a map of Ind.
• New units: Vishkanyas, Urumi Swordsmen, Snake Swarms, Thugees, Maiden Guard, Holy Warriors, Bengal Riders, Ganeshans. Some of the older units have been renamed and/or replaced by the new ones.
• New Special Characters: Lord Darahma, Karishna, Urjana, Parashuruma (all based on famous Indian heroes). Akbar the Great, Farah and Malik are gone.
• Full colour update, with tons of new artwork and fluff for the units.
• Rules updates and changes to bring the army into 8th ed properly.

So there you have it, the finalized Kingdoms of Ind as promised. Only took about 2 years ;)
Enjoy, and let me know of any bugs and errors as usual!

Google Drive Download

   Warhammer Armies - Kingdoms of Ind by Mathias Eliasson

Large update wave out now!

Having gotten some proofreading help on a large part of the books, this update consists of fixing spelling errors, formatting errors, improves the layout, and clear up ambiguous rules, which should eliminate most, if not all, question marks regarding how to resolve certain situations.

Updated books:

• Albion
• Amazons
• Bretonnia
• Dogs of War
• Kislev
• Nippon
• Norse
• Pirates of Sartosa
• Empire Knightly Orders

Because of these generally being smaller scale updates, they are only available on Google Drive for now.

New Pirates of Sartosa update out now!

As per usual during the first week of bug-hunting, updates are to be had. This one takes care of the following:

• Naval Bombardment can now only be used once per game.
• Pirate Crew can take boarding pikes (halberds)
• Various spelling errors fixed. 

Edit: Another new update posted, fixing the following:

• Ghost Pirates are gone.
• Dead Man's Chest now allows one unit to be transformed into Undead for the rest of the battle.
• Some minor spelling issues fixed.

Edit: New update posted (Google Drive only), fixes the following:

• Sea Dogs now have correct movement.
• Fixed contents table.
• Fixed Summary table
• Dead Man's Chest bumped to 65 pts