Re: [Epic] Talking about the FUN stuff.... :)

From: Tzeentch <tzeentch666_at_...>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 12:48:33 -0700

>>>Aaron Day wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Tyler Provick wrote:
>>>> The Astonomicon is only a beacon through the warp. You can travel
>>>> through the warp w/o it, you just don't know where you are going.
>>>
>>> I.e. you're unable to navigate. How is the first poster wrong?
>>
>>You can still navigate. Just not as well. Don't you remember the
>>genetically engineered human Navigators?
>
>Well, yeah, but the Nav's were engineered by the Emperor to 'see' the
>Astronomicon in the Warp. As the Emperor (and _only_ He can do this)
>creates the Astronomicon., Navigator's won't do you any good if the Emp
>dies (and thusly the Ast. goes out).<

Nope. The Navigators were "developed" during the DArk Age of Technology
during humanities initial push into the galaxy. They do not need the
Astromicon to navigate- its just a lot safer and more accurate with the
"lighthouse" of the Astro. And like I said before the Emperor just FOCUSES
the power of the Astropaths to create the Astronomicon- even he cannot spend
that much effort (nor would he want to).

>
>>>the Emporer basically *is* the Astronomicon - without his psychic
>>>presence the beacons would go silent and Imperial space travel would
>>>come to a screeching halt.
>>

No, just become a lot more difficult. How do you think the Orks and
Tyranids and everyone else get around? They sure don't use the
Astronomicon. Harder does not equal impossible. :)

>>No. He just focses the energy of a shitload of Adeptus Astra Telepathica
>>psykers. After a while they burn out and are replaced. Sort of like a
big
>>lighthouse. >Kenneth
>
>IIRC, the Emperor and _only_ the Emperor can produce the Astronomicon - he
>consumes dozens (maybe hundreds?) of raw (ie weak & untrainable) psychers a
>day for the power to create it, but it is His ability that creates it.
>
>Final word - if the Emperor dies and nobody (read Sensei) does anything
>about it, the Imperium will wither and die within weeks. The HiveWorlds
>(including Tera) will starve & the IG/Marines won't be able to deploy to
>stop the inevitable rebellions and incursions by the alien races and Chaos.
>
>Yes, the Astropath's will be able to communicate with one another, but all
>they'll be able to do is tell each other how BAD things are. Kind of like
>the season-finale for Millenium. :)
>
> IMO, the Emperor dying would be a BAD thing.... :)
>
>All IMO, of course, etc etc....
>
>....Larry
>
>
>
Received on Thu Jul 02 1998 - 19:48:33 UTC