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==Dah Laws== | ==Dah Laws== | ||
In a recent thread, some laws have been written out for the ship | In a recent thread, some laws have been written out for the ship | ||
1.) Mankind IS working with the Xeno races, such as the Eldar, Tau, and Necron under direct order of the God-Captain. | 1.) Mankind IS working with the Xeno races, such as the Eldar, Tau, and Necron under direct order of the God-Captain. We still despise and abhor them, we just barely tolerate them now. | ||
2.) Human-Xeno Interbreeding is allowed (But frowned upon) | 2.) Human-Xeno Interbreeding is allowed (But frowned upon) | ||
3.) | 3.) Space Marine Gene Seeds have been modified so that they are no longer sterile | ||
4.) | 4.) They are now capable, and allowed to start families and such. If they so wish. | ||
5.) Space Marines still have duties to tend to (Example: the Blood Ravens Chapter serves as the guardians of the Vault of Mankind, where all Holy Relics are locked away for safe keeping.) | 5.) Space Marines still have duties to tend to (Example: the Blood Ravens Chapter serves as the guardians of the Vault of Mankind, where all Holy Relics are locked away for safe keeping.) | ||
6.) Everything must be recycled. | 6.) Everything must be recycled. | ||
Revision as of 03:13, 6 June 2014
Yet another variation on the future of Warhammer 40K created by the Anons of /tg/.
In the not too distant future of 40K, the Imperium's borders have shrunk, devastated by wars, disease and famine. For a brief, shining moment, the Emperor awakes upon His Golden Throne and orders the construction of a massive ship, its keel 1AU in length. What remains of the Imperium is stripped to build The Ship, with Holy Terra itself hollowed out and fitted with massive cogitators and command system, the Imperial Palace itself becoming the bridge. All that is left of humanity is brought aboard this ark of civilization. Here humankind lives and dies in the bowels of its massive holds, whole world's worth of people living in single compartments. The combined psychic presence of humanity lies under the aegis of the God-Emperor's power, thwarting Chaos. Only the God-Emperor, now the God-Captain, knows where The Ship is going.
In other words, it's just battlestar galactica reworked for the Warhammer 40k setting.
The Ship is the Imperium. The Imperium is the Ship. The Ship is the Emperor. The Emperor is the Ship. All is the Ship. The Ship is All. The Ship Moves.
Some Motherfucking Math
In the original idea, that ship is scaled up in dimensions linearly from the Emperor class battleship, which has a length to width ratio of 6.25:1. So, at 1 AU long (1.50 x 10^8 km) it would also be approximately 2.4 x 10^7 km wide. If it were a single, flat plate it would have a surface area of 3.58 x 10^15 km, which is just a little over 7 million times the entire surface area of the Earth. With multiple floors; the ship, in short, would have at least 1-2 orders of magnitude greater surface area than the entire Old Imperium combined.
Dah Laws
In a recent thread, some laws have been written out for the ship 1.) Mankind IS working with the Xeno races, such as the Eldar, Tau, and Necron under direct order of the God-Captain. We still despise and abhor them, we just barely tolerate them now. 2.) Human-Xeno Interbreeding is allowed (But frowned upon) 3.) Space Marine Gene Seeds have been modified so that they are no longer sterile 4.) They are now capable, and allowed to start families and such. If they so wish. 5.) Space Marines still have duties to tend to (Example: the Blood Ravens Chapter serves as the guardians of the Vault of Mankind, where all Holy Relics are locked away for safe keeping.) 6.) Everything must be recycled.