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[[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.{{cite thisCite Marker End}}
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.{{cite thisCite Marker End}}
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}}
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook]]{{cite thisCite Marker End}}*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Daemonhunters (3rd Edition)]]{{cite thisCite Marker End}}
*3: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 27
**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 49
**{{Endn|4b}}: pg. 76
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]{{cite thisCite Marker End}}*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]]{{cite thisCite Marker End}}*{{Endn|7}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Battle Manual]] (1992){{cite thisCite Marker End}}*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]]{{cite thisCite Marker End}}
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 58
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Faith and Fury]], pg.36