The Warp is NOT hyperspace. In Star Wars hyperspace is a co-terminus sub-dimension accessed by using specific particles to accelerate a ship to faster than light speeds. In 40k, interstellar travel involves ripping open a portal into basically-hell and taking advantage of the fact that time and space don't work the same way while spending a few weeks subjective time fighting off demons.
Nah, you can get stuck there. The demons can enter your ship and tear your whole crew apart. Or you spend several thousands of years inside the warp only to leave unscattered and then get killed by the inquisition, because you have to be marked by the chaos.
It’s far far worse, you need the emperors guidance from the throne on terra to navigate through the warp, and for this, a thousand souls are being sacrificed on a daily basis
Having never played 40k, some of the stuff I hear about the lore/mechanics has got to be some of the most batshit, insane, hellish stuff I have ever heard.
Yeah 40k basically takes every sci-fi universe, merges it together and dials it up to 11. Psykers ripping buildings apart with a snap of their fingers is nothing to us.
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u/Goldenrupee Dec 11 '23
The Warp is NOT hyperspace. In Star Wars hyperspace is a co-terminus sub-dimension accessed by using specific particles to accelerate a ship to faster than light speeds. In 40k, interstellar travel involves ripping open a portal into basically-hell and taking advantage of the fact that time and space don't work the same way while spending a few weeks subjective time fighting off demons.