>>46860095
Okay. Think of earth.

Got it? Now imagine a lot more industrial centers, every body is super religious, and once every 100 years, you might get attacked by some petty alien species.

Thats your average modern world. But in reality, there are so many fucking imperial worlds out there it is silly to try and categorize.

Basically, your world can be however you want it so long as:
A) You have one appointed representative of the planet.
B) You have a approved world wide religion based on the Emperor
C) You export what ever the Imperium demands in tithes.

Other than that, fucking anything is possible

>>46860216
>B) You have a approved world wide religion based on the Emperor

I disagree with this one. There can be many religions on one planet so long as they all venerated the Emperor.

>>46860306
>There can be many religions on one planet so long as they all venerated the Emperor.
Guess why there is always heresy to purge

>>46860095
15 Hours had a bit about life on an Agrarian World. The Cain and Eisenhorn novels had bits about fairly normal life.

I've been in some really good 40k RPs that slowed things down and went into somewhat "normal" life mode. There's something interesting about an Inquisitor being invited to dinner by a farmer and his wife.

>>46860306
Unlikely, the ecclesiarchy would not allow many different interpretations which could cause deviancy and foster some hidden cults.
It is also harder to adjudicate, and a single sector wide direction of veneration and planet specific permutations are much more likely.
>>46863256
>The Cain and Eisenhorn novels had bits about fairly normal life.
Yes, like ordinary citizens being basically atheists.
Abnett is trash.

>>46865171
It may be unlikely but thata how it is.
Each planets church is pretty much its own denomination, though they can vary a lot. All that really matters is that the major figure of your religion is (named) the Emperor, and you'll be fine.

of course wars based on differing religious doctrine are still a thing. But its more an individual preist drumming up a Lynch mob cos he reckons some other priests are doing it wrong than the Imperium trying too stamp out heresy.

>>46865171
>Yes, like ordinary citizens being basically atheists
thats a thing even in fluff written by GW. Its especially common with Space marines to worship the Emperor rather than the God Emperor.

>>46860095
Hive worlds are, by and large, basically Judge Dredd without the monkeys. You're mostly either a ganger, guard, or some sort of factory worker.

Imperial worlds are pretty Earth-like depending on the level of development. Most are generally peaceful and haven't seen war for centuries.

Fortress worlds...well, think Cadia. Everything is either a fortress, a barracks/motor pool, or a factory to support one of the other two categories.

Forge worlds are giant factories. The level of development and location dictate how much of the surface is covered, but there may be undeveloped land or it may all be factories. The common man is just another cog in the machine of war.

Paradise worlds are like a planet-sized version of [insert vacation resort of your choice]. People under the rank of planetary governor do, in fact, go to these places on occasion.

Agrarian...depends a lot on the level of technology. Some are feudal, some are like something out of a sci-fi novel with how they grow crops, and there doesn't seem to be much in between.

>>46863256
>There's something interesting about an Inquisitor being invited to dinner by a farmer and his wife.

Interesting indeed. I'm going to steal this.

>>46860095
Shrine worlds are probably the best if you're okay with the Emperor--and we have to assume you are, or you'd probably be killed at some point.

Imagine something that could be like any other world, but the extreme amount of pilgrimages going on mean a very good economy where everyone who lives there is probably surrounded by churches and shrines that help those in need in the name of the God-Emperor.

Soldiers from the area are exceptionally-trained and very zealous. Expect a high degree of quality in pretty much everything, because the clergy is going to want only the best.

Basically imagine living in an entire planet that's basically a mix between the Vatican and Mecca, but with way more peace because it's dealing with the existential crisis of knowing that petty grievances with other people are truly petty when an entire horde of screaming green monsters can raze your world at any second and demons can corrupt your soul at the slightest opportunity.

>>46860095
Very little attention is ever given to what civilian life is like in the Imperium. Mostly they just say there is a lot of variety between different planets and leave it at that.

>>46865171
>Unlikely, the ecclesiarchy would not allow many different interpretations which could cause deviancy and foster some hidden cults.

The Imperium is ridiculously huge and old, and travel between planets is inherently dangerous. They can't possibly keep their beliefs perfectly synced up with each other. They may all be using the same holy text, but differences in local culture and language will make people interpret the text differently.

>>46874942
And the missionarium is explicitely stated to change the local cult bit by bit to make it ressemble to the Imperial Faith, so there is a lot of the original religions left in most cases.

>>46865171
>Yes, like ordinary citizens being basically atheists.
>Abnett is trash.
Someone hasn't read Last Chancers.