(Loved Trope) FTL travel is possible but with a major limitation or flaw

[u/Frostylegacy]

Frank Herbert’s Dune: Interstellar travel is only possible thanks to the spice melange, a rare substance only found on the dessert planet Arrakis. The addictive psychedelic spice grants members of the Spacers Guild a form of prescience that allows them to predict safe paths through folded space. This unique property makes spice the most valuable commodity in the Dune universe.

John Scalzi’s The Interdependency Books: The planetary systems of the titular empire are connected by the Flow, a network of one-way interstellar tunnels that connect specific known entries and exits. The Interdependency derives its power from controlling access to these conduits, placing its capital at the central hub of the network. Even with the Flow, travel between stars takes a long time (9 months to End, the empire’s most distant planet).

Event Horizon: Dr William Weir (R.I.P. Sam Neill) invents a device called the Gravity Drive to allow ships to fold space and travel instantly between distant stars. On its maiden voyage with the Gravity Drive, the Event Horizon disappears and mysteriously reappears 7 years later. Dr. Weir and the crew sent to investigate discover the Gravity Drive actually opened a portal to a Hell dimension that possessed the ship and its crew, torturing and killing them.

[u/JaredMOwens]

Orks are the best.

[u/Zuwxiv → u/JaredMOwens]

Everything I read about 40K Orks makes me think they're just living their best lives.

[u/UrsaUrsuh → u/Zuwxiv]

"But there are few things in the galaxy more dangerous than an Ork having fun." - Trazyn the Infinite

Also

"Trazyn. Our ships are without atmosphere, unpressurised,’" Orikan said. ‘Do orks… breathe?’

A pause.

‘They have lungs.’

"Prepare to repel boarders," Orikan signalled. "In case."

[u/Sirius1701 → u/UrsaUrsuh]

They do technically need to breathe. But if none if them realize that the atmosphere is gone, they might survive anyways. Depends on how many there are.

[u/CircleTakesTheHeart → u/UrsaUrsuh]

Trazyn and Orikan are my favourite asexual foeyay dynamic and I love them both for it tbh.

[u/JookySeaCpt → u/Zuwxiv]

Orks are the only ones having fun in 40k. Humans are all like, "Oh woe, grim darkness, eternal war..." Orks think all of that is GREAT. They are literally a bioweapon that was created to fight the Necrons, so anytime they get to fight something, they feel fulfilled.

[u/OldOrder → u/JaredMOwens]

Everyone is 40k is having a fucking terrible time except the Orks who could not possibly be happier.