Jericho-Maw Warp Gate

By Maelflux, in Deathwatch

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Narkasis Broon said:

or ships A and B approach warp gate

ship A goes through warp gate

ship A turns round and returns through the warp gate

ship A asks ship B how much time has passed.

that at least confirms that the travel is instantaneous from the point of view of anyone in the calixis sector. then confirm it is the same for anyone in the Jericho Reach. once that has been established you know two way communication can take place instantaneously.

then the only remaining question is are the gates also causing time travel? but it is impossible to analyse from a scientific perspective any further, because the existance of the warp gates invalidates locality, and thus all of our current scientific theories

Good one. Problem solved.

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bogi_khaosa said:

How does the Imperium know that the travel is instantaneous? They can't synchronize clocks on opposite sides of the galaxy.

You don't even need Astropaths. If there's one thing that the galaxy is great at, it's marking time.

Instant from the point of view from the vessel itself is easy to discern. You clocks are the same and no time appears to pass.

Instant to an observer... well... there's plenty of stars around for astronomical time. There are plenty of things in the galaxy that mark time in a predictable manner: Pulsars, spreading supernovae, the orbital periods of nearby planets.. Just take a look at a few dozen of those, take some measurements and do a bit of basic maths.

I wouldn't go as far as linking into Halo Devices because -as stated- nothing about them is really known, and there's no mention on HDs and similar on this 'side' of the gate. Two mysterious things (gate and HDs) do not need to be related just because they are both mysteries and in the same place. It would be a bit of a reach to do so.

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Lightbringer said:

Halo devices may be linked to the Yu'Vath, but I'm not entirely sure of that connection. The Yu'vath seem to be an extinct warp tainted xenos race formerly active in the Koronus expanse, but based on the RT GM screen, a lot of their tech seems to be crystalline in nature, and Halo devices aren't crystalline - and indeed although sinister, it's ambiguous as to whether the "side efects" of a halo device are as a result of warp taint or just xenotech. So I guess the jury's out on that one.

The Halo devices don't automatically seem to link to the warp gates as far as I can see. I'd only make that connection really if Halo devices started showing up on the other side of the warp gate, ie in the Jericho Reach. Then that connection might become a little more tangible.

I may be wrong, but I think that the Halo Devices are supposed to predate the Yu'vath. Halo devices are always describled as being incredibly ancient, while the Yu'vath became extinct in historical times.