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{{Weapon Series}}
[[File:ForceStaff.jpg|thumb|right|90px|An [[Imperial]] Force Staff{{Fn|9}}]]
'''Force weapons''', also known as '''psy weapons''', are advanced, psychically-attuned close combat weapons that are only fully effective in the hands of a [[psyker]]. The name of the weapon derived from the term '''"the force"''', which is commonly used for psyching energy and its use.{{Fn|4a}} Force weapons effectively act as deadly, psychic extensions of the wielder's own powers. They are designed to allow a psyker to channel deadly warp energies into their victim, acting as a conduit between the wielder's mind and the flesh of their target.{{Fn|16}}
==Overview==The name of the weapon derived from the term '''"the force"''', which is commonly used for psyching energy and its use.{{Fn|4a}} Force weapons effectively act as deadly, psychic extensions of the wielder's own powers. They are designed to allow a psyker to channel deadly warp energies into their victim, acting as a conduit between the wielder's mind and the flesh of their target.{{Fn|16}}{{Fn|17}} Large [[xenos|alien]] monstrosities and [[daemon]]s that are resilient to conventional weapons can be slain outright by a single wound, as their bodies and minds are destroyed by the unearthly powers of the Immaterium.{{Fn|16}}{{Fn|17}}
Force weapons take the form of swords, spears, or other close combat weapons. Within the structure of the weapon is interwoven a powerful psi-convector, formed into a precise serpentine shape which concentrates and directs psychic energy. This sometimes appears as a pattern on the blade. If a non-psyker takes up such a weapon, it functions as a standard weapon.{{Fn|4b}}
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Video Game)]]
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (7th Edition)]] (E-Book) - ''The Armoury of Titan''
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Battle Manual]] - pgs. 90-91
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