Any restaurants or cars in the 40k World???

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**Warboss Narznok**

This got on my mind when I was thinking of Making a Terrian Table for the Far Future.

Any Homes??

**vodo40k**

As ever in 40k it really depends on the planet, but on a "civilized" planet they would be as common as they are today. As for cars that also highly depends on the world. They could be anywhere from primitive, smoke belching lumps of metal to sleek, high tech anti-grav cars.

**Tyyr**

Sure, why not. This is WH40K Imperium, whatever you can dream up is likely somewhere in there. So long as they pay homage to the emperor, pay their tithe, toss any psykers on the black ships and burn their monthly heretic they're good to go.

**Emperors Faithful**

No grav-cars. That's heretical xenos tech.

**Kilkrazy**

Lots of fast food restaurants are run by Kroot.

**DogOfWar**

Emperors Faithful wrote:No grav-cars. That's heretical xenos tech.

I think they had Grav cars (I think referred to as Airspeeders or Aircars most of the time) in both the Gaunt's Ghosts, Eisenhorn and Ciaphas Cain books... but I'm not positive. I think, however, it's more likely you'd only ever see them on very rich, industrial planets and even then only with the elite.

Still, for some reason whenever I think of 40k civilian vehicles I always think of something that has at least 6 wheels (moar is bettah!). I guess that's just seems more 'sci-fi' in my head?

DoW

**Kilkrazy**

It depends.

Loads of people on Earth have modern internal combustion vehicle.

The real elite have horse-drawn carriages, to show how bloody rich they are.

On a wealthy, high-tech world you might find everyone and their dog has an anti-grave vehicle, and it is a sign of wealth to drive a steam traction engine.

**DogOfWar**

Kilkrazy wrote:The real elite have horse-drawn carriages, to show how bloody rich they are.

Funny you should mention that, since in Nightbringer the elite have anti-grav, horse-drawn carriages.

Go figure!

DoW

**Lloldrin**

Hmm, whilst I came into this pretty decided that they don't have anti-grav cars, I think I'll actually have to say they might.

I'm pretty sure they never use them in any of the black library novels, but neither is there anything to say they can't.
GW is quite adamant that the imperium can't produce Jetbikes (Sammael having the last known Jetbike) but the Land Speeders are an recovered STC. That means that atleast one forge world (most likely more as the Land Speeders are by no standard rare) have the ability to produce the anti-grav generator necessary. I can imagine that the adeptus mechanicus could incorporate these into civilian vehicles for an truly amazing amount of money/favors. If this is true though, I see no reason why the imperial guard lacks anti-grav units.

**Commisar Wolfie**

im sure they exist. but not for IG it would prolly be to costly to try equip so many gaurdsman regiments with them. plus the training.

**Orkeosaurus**

Anti-grav technology is difficult to maintain and repair, not to mention manufacture, and so is inferior to track technology most of the time. Sort of how you don't usually bring a Ferrari into battle.

I believe there is fluff mentioned for a few Imperial Guard regiments/AdMech vanguards having anti-grav tanks, but they're very rare.

**Superscope**

They HAVE to have a McEmperor's on every imperial planet!

Take the Large vaule meal! The Emperor demands it!
Failure to take the large vaule meal may result in a visit with your local inquisitor.

**vodo40k**

Every imperial spaceship must use anti-grav, otherwise how would it get off the ground or hover in mid air?

**gaurdsmantom**

mmmmm super cars?

**Morgrim**

Necromunda refers to bars frequently, so in a higher class area if seems logical that they'd have fancier eateries. So restaurants would be reasonable.

**Henners91**

There's an aircar in a Ciaphas Cain novel, Chaos Cultists try to assassinate the regiment's high command by driving it through the wall of their HQ.

And there are anti-grav cars in that Ultramarines book that was set on Pavonis, I remember the elite rode them about...

**IvanTih**

It depends on the panet.Vraks for a instance would not be a wise choice,but some civilized world could do it.

**Zio**

It's important to remember that there isn't really any such thing as "imperial culture". Every world was isolated for many thousands and thousands of years before joining the imperium ten thousand years ago in the great crusade. At that time, only a few requirements were put into place.
Like Tyyr said, so long as you you pay your tithe and keep your nose clean, you do whatever it is you do and are protected by the imperium in return. Planets range from feudal medieval that provide nothing but man power to mind bogglingly high tech societies with magic floating drink trays and so forth. Everything from socialistic to capitalistic is represented somewhere, and if you look really hard, I'm sure there's a planet somewhere that offers free health care! =)

**Warboss Narznok**

Cool, I was thinking of making a Big Imperial Cathedral like this one from Hirst Arts.

http://www.hirstarts.com/cathed/cathed.html

It is where People from the City come and Worship the God Emperor and work. The Cathedral is like a Church and a Government Building. It gives the People inhabiting City work to do(If they like it or not). In return, The Cathedral (Church/Government Building) provides shelter and food for the people, The People sleep in the Cathedral or in Hotel like Buildings around the Cathedral. This is a FUTURE terrain project in my life. It's an Idea if I should do it later in my life. Besides I am only 17. Maybe 2 years from now.

**CrashUSAR**

In the Ravenor trilogy, it makes several referances to restaraunts, bars, internal combustion engine-driven vehicles, and I think even a quick mention of small personal flying craft. I always imagined modern day Earth meets the Jetsons.

**Malika2**

There are no cars and restaurants in the Imperium, there is just war and death and tons of skulls and really big guns and darkness...

**Kid_Kyoto**

And every building is built pre-ruined to save time!

Not much to add except I always see 40k cars as having a strong 30s art deco vibe. I think on most worlds they would be controlled and restricted to the elite simply because mobility=freedom. If everyone has to rely on the trains or whatever it's easy to shut down their mobility.

Still you'll need buses and trucks just to keep society running.

So anyway some ideas.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-518-403_Armored%20Limo.html

**Lexx**

As stated it really depends on the technology/wealth of an individual planet. Many books refer to the powerful and elite on developed worlds having air/grav cars and fine eateries right down to smoggy clunky combustion cars, electric vehicles and seedy bars and watering holes in slums and under hives. And yeah they always seem to have a vibe of 30s and 40s art deco attached to their descriptions. Of course these are purely for civilian use and likely not robust enough for army use. Though troop trucks and big 8 wheeler variants are mentioned at times for logistical non combat use in imperial guard novels.

**aka_tizz**

Yeah,sure, they even have a WallMart somewhere in the Cadian system...It's what Abaddon was trying to get from his 13 Crusades

**Karon**

You guys are all forgetting about comedians in 40K.

"So, everyone heard about abbaddon and his 13 "Vagina" Crusades?" Yeah, I heard he ran away when a guardsmen shined his flashlight on him!"

Mhm, 40K humor is making dumb gak up about all their enemies.

"I heard the reason the Tau want our worlds is because the Bugs scare them! Hah, what a bunch of pussies"

Thats how I imagine 40k Comedy.

Or is laughing Slaneesh-worshipping heresy?

**aka_tizz**

Karon wrote:
Thats how I imagine 40k Comedy.

Or is laughing Slaneesh-worshipping heresy?

ANYTHING that doesn't cause pain is elligible of being Slaanesh-worshipping heresy

**IvanTih**

Of course there is,depends on planet.

**Eldar Own**

Space marine in a smart car! Awesome!

**usernamesareannoying**

if the future there is only taco bell...

Lenina Huxley: Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars. Now all restaurants are Taco Bell.

**Kid_Kyoto**

The important question is whether or not Coca Cola survived into the 41st M.