I stream on https://twitch.tv/imperorthefirst and run https://www.youtube.com/@Imperor dedicated to longform gameplay of grand strategy, 4X and TTRPG games. My main goal is helping people get into more complex games!
Check out the website: https://impheim.com/
This AR obsession is utterly baffling to me. There are so few real applications and the hardware requirements are insane so it's not something that will get widely adapted anyway. Sure in a decade or so it might have matured enough to have shed all these issues, but AR/VR feels like a really out of touch thing to prusue, especially if you look at the garbage ideas they have on how to use it - virtual meetings??
I get movies and games on these, possibly even some recording and porn, but these are not their B2B wet dreams anyway.
But following the announcement, he received a text from "a very good friend who is the mother of a trans child," linking him to a Book Riot op-ed entitled, An Open Letter to John Lithgow: Please Walk Away from Harry Potter.
As for whether the criticism has soured the role for him, Lithgow replied, “Oh, heavens no.”
Oh fuck off. Shame, I really liked 3rd Rock from the Sun.
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"Dopamine Nation" is a good book on this whole issue. I really wonder how much the dead internet theory might play a role in eventually breaking this cycle, or just younger generations being contrarian to older generations.
Completely mind boggling what's going on there. The amount of work to be put in to fix all this is enormous. I truly wish everyone involved nerves of steel and the best of luck.
Thank you, appreciate it! Added the link to the body of it, too.
Hey, I don't quite understand your point. It's entirely about the process and thoughts around migrating to Linux from the point of view of someone who has never attempted it. It's about adaptation. If it does not fit the sub, I do apologize for crossposting here and will not do so in the future.
I posted the link in the original post, seems to have gotten lost, sorry. As others have said, it's a video essay where I talk about the experience of it.
I do apologise if that doesn't fit this sub. I had to fight a bit through stuff because I game and stream and that was what held me back from attempting it in the first place. Here's the link :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoYW6HEVBCI
Switching to Linux Mint in 2025 - YouTube
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27932508
We had a community challenge on Twitch in January for me to initiate my migration off Windows 10 to Linux.
The process began in February and I've been on Linux as my daily driver for a few weeks now. This video is an overview of that experience, my background and where things currently stand.
I'm very pleased with Linux Mint overall, despite some initial headaches and misgivings. Figured you might be interested in seeing this :)
Link got lost in crossposting, my apologies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoYW6HEVBCI
Switching to Linux Mint in 2025 - YouTube
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27932508
We had a community challenge on Twitch in January for me to initiate my migration off Windows 10 to Linux.
The process began in February and I've been on Linux as my daily driver for a few weeks now. This video is an overview of that experience, my background and where things currently stand.
I'm very pleased with Linux Mint overall, despite some initial headaches and misgivings. Figured you might be interested in seeing this :)
If the remastered versions add modern controls that'd be super. It's the main gripe I have with the older games besides low resolutions.
Wouldn't have thought they could do it, but very happy they did. Let's see how long it lasts.
I truly believe the world would be a much better place if there was a clear cutoff for wealth. But of course, there would still be weasles out there circumventing such measures. Greed is such an incredibly harmful thing.
Not a single redeeming thing about billionaires. Not a single one. Their "philanthropy" would be entirely unneeded, if they simply paid their fair share back to society, without which they wouldn't have what they have in the first place.
I don't post nearly as much as I would like, because I post some stream related stuff in my own community on lemmy and don't know want to come off as someone who is trying to advertise all the time. I have been reported for that posting to my own community, which... ya know. I get it, nobody cares about yet another streamer dude, but it is a bit intimidating almost.
"We thought the unwashed masses would kill each other for the chance to give us all their money for something intangible and entirely devoid of value, but it appears they are even poorer than we thought they were."
I feel like I saw something on that topic before and no organic matter would survive being hurled out of our atmosphere. It'd burn up entirley and nothing would be left. Maybe if it was like... a sphere with a cave inside?
Tonight on stream I decided my first piece of merch will be a sleeping blindfold with the eyes of my avatar on it.
Now I only need about 15.000 more followers and 1500 more subscribers on twitch to make it actually a viable thing.
Anno 117 : Pax Romana announced
In the latest instalment of the award-winning Anno strategy franchise, it’s your destiny to shape the Roman Empire in the year 117AD. As governor, will you encourage economic growth or expand your rule through dominance? Lead with rebellion or unite a diverse culture? The cost of peace is yours to d...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19067997
I am a sucker for the Anno Series and damn if I am not going to enjoy the heck out of the Roman setting. It'll certainly be an interesting ride.
Anno 117 : Pax Romana announced
In the latest instalment of the award-winning Anno strategy franchise, it’s your destiny to shape the Roman Empire in the year 117AD. As governor, will you encourage economic growth or expand your rule through dominance? Lead with rebellion or unite a diverse culture? The cost of peace is yours to d...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19067997
I am a sucker for the Anno Series and damn if I am not going to enjoy the heck out of the Roman setting. It'll certainly be an interesting ride.
Sadly they did not kick his ass. They sort of settled in the end, but they lost their special status and self governance stuff to a board controlled by DeSantis but he put a few pro Disney faces on that board to get it all to settle. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_v._DeSantis
I don't know. Disney lost against Ron DeSantis on home turf. Not quite sure what they are going to do against a foreign actor.
Loved it. Every single actor and actress is doing a stellar job. The character arcs are fantastical but also believable due to the obscenely crazy circumstances they all find themselves in during the chosen setting of the show. I am very surprised it has such low ratings, I think it is a triumph in what it set out to accomplish.
Step Inside Whitechapter Manor: Where Every Room Tells a Tale of Mystery and Intrigue.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18956931
I've created this multi-level battlemap for a recent intermission campaign with some mystery and intrigue. You can get it all as pay what you want over on ko-fi and use it in your own campaigns. If you do get around to doing that, do let me know what you think!
Step Inside Whitechapter Manor: Where Every Room Tells a Tale of Mystery and Intrigue.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18956931
I've created this multi-level battlemap for a recent intermission campaign with some mystery and intrigue. You can get it all as pay what you want over on ko-fi and use it in your own campaigns. If you do get around to doing that, do let me know what you think!
Step Inside Whitechapter Manor: Where Every Room Tells a Tale of Mystery and Intrigue.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18956932
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18956931
I've created this multi-level battlemap for a recent intermission campaign with some mystery and intrigue. You can get it all as pay what you want over on ko-fi and use it in your own campaigns. If you do get around to doing that, do let me know what you think!
Step Inside Whitechapter Manor: Where Every Room Tells a Tale of Mystery and Intrigue.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18956931
I've created this multi-level battlemap for a recent intermission campaign with some mystery and intrigue. You can get it all as pay what you want over on ko-fi and use it in your own campaigns. If you do get around to doing that, do let me know what you think!
The US and the USSR engaged in a race to have the most nukes. After the fall of the Sowjet Union international treaties were put in place to reduce the number of nukes in both east and west.
Don't quote me, but if I remember correctly, at the height of the cold war, both sides had more than 12.000 nukes each.
Humanity had enough fire power to delete the entire globe roughly 40x over then. Why? Because bigger is better.
Vielleicht, aber ich entscheide mich dagegen.
Dungeon Keeper is still the best Dungeon Keeper
Dungeon Keeper was my very first video game addiction. I stayed up late and got up early before school just to get in a few more hours with the game. It had so many mechanics all rolled into a delicious little strategy game that was so different than anything else at the time with weird little quirks and details that didn't have to be in there, but were.
Let me list all the stuff I remember being blown away by and that no game since has really properly captured anymore.
I'm re-reading The Hobbit at the moment. Gandalf might not be a conjurer of cheap tricks, because he's only packing the expensive, high-caliber stuff.
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Imperor/statuses/111595314982620499
I'm re-reading The Hobbit at the moment. Gandalf might not be a conjurer of cheap tricks, because he's only packing the expensive, high-caliber stuff.
tolkien #meme #hobbit #gandalf #wizard #fantasy #badlydrawn #dnd
Mother of Loam – A single quest spooky/halloween-y adventure TTRPG Module
Hello everyone!
After finishing up The Everfog - Field of Spears I got to work on the next single quest module named Mother of Loam
In this one you and your table are going to try and help the town of Brockenbrook reclaim their sleep and venture into the haunted Brockenbrack swamps.
The art prompt and additional illustrations in the PDF were generously supplied by ZebraFeatherAH over on Mastodon. Do give them a look and say hi, if you like their work.
The quick adventure / quest comes as a full PDF and audio transcript.
Hope you enjoy!
A single (spooky) quest module: The Everfog - Field of Spears
Hello everyone!
A few weeks ago I had an idea for a bit of a creative challenge and collaboration to create single quest modules for ttrpgs. I approached some lovely artists over on Mastodon and some agreed to give this a go. Since I mainly play DND, it's d20 compatible, but can be adopted into (probably) anything.
The idea is simple: An artist creates or gives me a piece they've made already without any context or further information. I take what I can see and write a single quest module inspired by the artwork.
The Everfog - Field of Spears is the very first one and it's slightly spooky, halloween-y. Another one (with a similar atmosphere) will be released in the next two weeks.
https://impheim.com/2023/10/the-everfog-field-of-spears-a-single-quest-ttrpg-module/
Here's the first paragraph from the (free) 4-page PDF:
A mysterious and ancient sickly green pyramid sits at the center of the crater atop the mountain Kaal. The crater is eternally covered in a thick and impenetrable
A possible solution for running sessions with missing players - The Woven Dream
Good day everyone, hope you're doing well!
I've made a new video and blog post on the topic of how to deal with sessions where people can't make it.
My solution is fairly simple but effective: The Woven Dream, a state of dreaming where party members experience shared dreams. Besides allowing the group to play instead of skipping a session, it also allows you to really dig into the background of any (or all) of the present characters.
It's not something that'll work every time, but it's served me really well, and I wanted to share the idea with you.
I've also taken the feedback from this and other communities around here and my stuff isn't just videos anymore, but blog posts as well and the blog posts have a full audio narration of the blog post for those that prefer podcasts or to account for accessibility.
Hope it gives you some inspiration!
Blog post: https://impheim.com/2023/09/skip-or-play-a-solution-to-sessions-with-missing-players/
YT Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Where to best upload and share full resolution, uncompressed battle maps?
I shared one of my battle-maps in some places just now (first time for that, really) and got the request to maybe share the full uncompressed version.
My battle-maps tend to be on the larger side and can easily go beyond 15-20mb at times.
I have two issues, mainly where I could use some pointers and input:
Got any advice? Should I use something like a (free) Patreon maybe?
Thanks in advance!
Welcome to the Imperium!
Good day and hello to you!
The purpose of this community is for us to have a place to discuss my content as well as your experiences with 4X, Grand Strategy and RPG/TTRPG/VTTRPGames, find some ideas for future things I could start looking into/make and overall, just vibe and hang out.
Speaking of which, here's a very short list of relevant links:
Glad you came to join me and have a great day!