Val 🔮
@justurvalpal.bsky.social
a forlorn witch ripping wings off of butterflies.
24, they/she.
📝: https://justurvalpal.bearblog.dev/
fmr community & game designer @paladinsgame.bsky.social
24, they/she.
📝: https://justurvalpal.bearblog.dev/
fmr community & game designer @paladinsgame.bsky.social
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Val 🔮
@justurvalpal.bsky.social
· Aug 12
i'm starting a blog! 🌱
it's called ripped wings & other things. it's about finding optimism in dire times. the first post is about Paladins.
in the future, it'll span other topics and hopefully grow to be a space people can come to feel solace.
📝 justurvalpal.bearblog.dev
it's called ripped wings & other things. it's about finding optimism in dire times. the first post is about Paladins.
in the future, it'll span other topics and hopefully grow to be a space people can come to feel solace.
📝 justurvalpal.bearblog.dev
got laid off (again), didn't say much about the last gig as I was focused on stabilizing lol.
this time around, I wanna do more creating while I search for my next role. still figuring out what a project from me would look like but it'll definitely involve writing.
this time around, I wanna do more creating while I search for my next role. still figuring out what a project from me would look like but it'll definitely involve writing.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
got laid off (again), didn't say much about the last gig as I was focused on stabilizing lol.
this time around, I wanna do more creating while I search for my next role. still figuring out what a project from me would look like but it'll definitely involve writing.
this time around, I wanna do more creating while I search for my next role. still figuring out what a project from me would look like but it'll definitely involve writing.
socialist kaiju zohran's first act is subsuming staten island
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
socialist kaiju zohran's first act is subsuming staten island
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wanted to boost this again since, unsurprisingly, nothing has panned out (remember this isn't normal!) open to contract and full time work, games-adjacent or no
Hi #Portfolioday l! I'm Emma Kidwell, an award nominated writer and designer experienced in indie and AAA. I've worked in all stages of game development from polish to pitching. I'm adaptable, quick to learn, and available for full time and contact work ✍️
✨ emmkid.info
✨ emmkid.info
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
wanted to boost this again since, unsurprisingly, nothing has panned out (remember this isn't normal!) open to contract and full time work, games-adjacent or no
With Trump's government appropriating Halo's imagery and Microsoft seemingly too cowardly or complicit to act upon it, it's bizarre they didn't choose the most befitting character!
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
With Trump's government appropriating Halo's imagery and Microsoft seemingly too cowardly or complicit to act upon it, it's bizarre they didn't choose the most befitting character!
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You shouldn't buy either this new thing nor the MCC while both are under BDS boycott, of course, but Halo: CE is an unbelievably easy game to get a hold of and play on modern hardware in 2025. The MCC is basically a capstone on one of the All Time FPS Trilogies and nothing more needed to be said.
October 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
You shouldn't buy either this new thing nor the MCC while both are under BDS boycott, of course, but Halo: CE is an unbelievably easy game to get a hold of and play on modern hardware in 2025. The MCC is basically a capstone on one of the All Time FPS Trilogies and nothing more needed to be said.
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Hey y'all, Lee was approved for a surgery that would literally change their life. However, living in America means it's really hard to pay for medical costs alone 🫠
While I'm still doing commissions when I can, we opened a GoFundMe. You can donate and view the explanation here:
gofund.me/4529263b1
While I'm still doing commissions when I can, we opened a GoFundMe. You can donate and view the explanation here:
gofund.me/4529263b1
Donate to Urgent funds needed for Lee's surgery, organized by Afiya Beauchamp
Hello everyone,
My spouse, Lee, finally got approved for a life changing sur… Afiya Beauchamp needs your support for Urgent funds needed for Lee's surgery
gofund.me
September 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Hey y'all, Lee was approved for a surgery that would literally change their life. However, living in America means it's really hard to pay for medical costs alone 🫠
While I'm still doing commissions when I can, we opened a GoFundMe. You can donate and view the explanation here:
gofund.me/4529263b1
While I'm still doing commissions when I can, we opened a GoFundMe. You can donate and view the explanation here:
gofund.me/4529263b1
look i'm very normal about gwynn and attal #DestinyRising
September 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
look i'm very normal about gwynn and attal #DestinyRising
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alright i know it's not silksong but i've been told I'm allowed to announce a crazy cool thing i've been working on for the past couple months and that's basically silksong. to me.
August 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
alright i know it's not silksong but i've been told I'm allowed to announce a crazy cool thing i've been working on for the past couple months and that's basically silksong. to me.
I cannot believe I grew up in a world with the dot-com bubble burnt into recent memory, only to watch venture capitalists make the same exact mistake, only stupider.
AI was never going to lead you anywhere except around your ass to get to your elbow.
AI was never going to lead you anywhere except around your ass to get to your elbow.
August 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I cannot believe I grew up in a world with the dot-com bubble burnt into recent memory, only to watch venture capitalists make the same exact mistake, only stupider.
AI was never going to lead you anywhere except around your ass to get to your elbow.
AI was never going to lead you anywhere except around your ass to get to your elbow.
resident evil: requiem feels like a horror game made in a lab to specifically make me feral, from its branding to narrative to gameplay flexibility
most excited I've ever been to be scared
most excited I've ever been to be scared
August 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
resident evil: requiem feels like a horror game made in a lab to specifically make me feral, from its branding to narrative to gameplay flexibility
most excited I've ever been to be scared
most excited I've ever been to be scared
even six months removed, I occasionally have nightmares about UE3 editor crashes.
the fact I worked in an engine so old it could buy alcohol haunts me, the memory of physical panic anytime I copy/pasted in Kismet lingers.
the fact I worked in an engine so old it could buy alcohol haunts me, the memory of physical panic anytime I copy/pasted in Kismet lingers.
August 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
even six months removed, I occasionally have nightmares about UE3 editor crashes.
the fact I worked in an engine so old it could buy alcohol haunts me, the memory of physical panic anytime I copy/pasted in Kismet lingers.
the fact I worked in an engine so old it could buy alcohol haunts me, the memory of physical panic anytime I copy/pasted in Kismet lingers.
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The one sad thing that comes with how niche Paladins was is that only about five people ever got to be there for the multiple insane bits of yuri in it
August 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The one sad thing that comes with how niche Paladins was is that only about five people ever got to be there for the multiple insane bits of yuri in it
i'm starting a blog! 🌱
it's called ripped wings & other things. it's about finding optimism in dire times. the first post is about Paladins.
in the future, it'll span other topics and hopefully grow to be a space people can come to feel solace.
📝 justurvalpal.bearblog.dev
it's called ripped wings & other things. it's about finding optimism in dire times. the first post is about Paladins.
in the future, it'll span other topics and hopefully grow to be a space people can come to feel solace.
📝 justurvalpal.bearblog.dev
August 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
i'm starting a blog! 🌱
it's called ripped wings & other things. it's about finding optimism in dire times. the first post is about Paladins.
in the future, it'll span other topics and hopefully grow to be a space people can come to feel solace.
📝 justurvalpal.bearblog.dev
it's called ripped wings & other things. it's about finding optimism in dire times. the first post is about Paladins.
in the future, it'll span other topics and hopefully grow to be a space people can come to feel solace.
📝 justurvalpal.bearblog.dev
letting God sort em out
August 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
letting God sort em out
for the first time in over a decade, I'm returning to therapy!
I've wanted to return for a long while but hadn't been in the right space, either mentally or financially.
really looking forward to it since last time I was a child & hadn't fully recognized my depression and identity issues 🥹
I've wanted to return for a long while but hadn't been in the right space, either mentally or financially.
really looking forward to it since last time I was a child & hadn't fully recognized my depression and identity issues 🥹
August 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
for the first time in over a decade, I'm returning to therapy!
I've wanted to return for a long while but hadn't been in the right space, either mentally or financially.
really looking forward to it since last time I was a child & hadn't fully recognized my depression and identity issues 🥹
I've wanted to return for a long while but hadn't been in the right space, either mentally or financially.
really looking forward to it since last time I was a child & hadn't fully recognized my depression and identity issues 🥹
I think I've settled on applying for an MFA in Creative Writing this winter, which deeply scares me despite being what I truly want to do to move closer to my career and life goals.
I'm out of practice and will need to seek mentors to help me build confidence again, but I'm making the choice now.
I'm out of practice and will need to seek mentors to help me build confidence again, but I'm making the choice now.
July 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I think I've settled on applying for an MFA in Creative Writing this winter, which deeply scares me despite being what I truly want to do to move closer to my career and life goals.
I'm out of practice and will need to seek mentors to help me build confidence again, but I'm making the choice now.
I'm out of practice and will need to seek mentors to help me build confidence again, but I'm making the choice now.
it never stops.
that feeling in my chest when i hear about peers being obilterated despite doing all they are asked.
it's permanent now, a stain on the industry and the underlying systems that fuel a constant need for record profits and endless expansion.
so tired, so physically sick.
that feeling in my chest when i hear about peers being obilterated despite doing all they are asked.
it's permanent now, a stain on the industry and the underlying systems that fuel a constant need for record profits and endless expansion.
so tired, so physically sick.
July 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
it never stops.
that feeling in my chest when i hear about peers being obilterated despite doing all they are asked.
it's permanent now, a stain on the industry and the underlying systems that fuel a constant need for record profits and endless expansion.
so tired, so physically sick.
that feeling in my chest when i hear about peers being obilterated despite doing all they are asked.
it's permanent now, a stain on the industry and the underlying systems that fuel a constant need for record profits and endless expansion.
so tired, so physically sick.
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worth pointing out that game devs at xbox are some of the very few people at microsoft engaged in work that people actually want. no one wants copilot. no one wants to rely on windows anymore. no one wants teams and no one wants drone targeting AI. but i do want pentiment
July 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
worth pointing out that game devs at xbox are some of the very few people at microsoft engaged in work that people actually want. no one wants copilot. no one wants to rely on windows anymore. no one wants teams and no one wants drone targeting AI. but i do want pentiment
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I just got laid off from Xbox's publishing team, alongside many others.
Open community roles are welcome, but if you could send recommendations for games or other works of art that have helped bring you creative fulfillment recently, I'd deeply appreciate it. 💖
Open community roles are welcome, but if you could send recommendations for games or other works of art that have helped bring you creative fulfillment recently, I'd deeply appreciate it. 💖
July 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I just got laid off from Xbox's publishing team, alongside many others.
Open community roles are welcome, but if you could send recommendations for games or other works of art that have helped bring you creative fulfillment recently, I'd deeply appreciate it. 💖
Open community roles are welcome, but if you could send recommendations for games or other works of art that have helped bring you creative fulfillment recently, I'd deeply appreciate it. 💖
Zohran Mamdani performing so well in the first round of RCV is the most joy I've felt politically in several years.
It's far from the moment to celebrate, but it's a major showcase in the DSA's ability to activate leftists and that Democrats really need to run younger, dynamic candidates nationally
It's far from the moment to celebrate, but it's a major showcase in the DSA's ability to activate leftists and that Democrats really need to run younger, dynamic candidates nationally
June 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Zohran Mamdani performing so well in the first round of RCV is the most joy I've felt politically in several years.
It's far from the moment to celebrate, but it's a major showcase in the DSA's ability to activate leftists and that Democrats really need to run younger, dynamic candidates nationally
It's far from the moment to celebrate, but it's a major showcase in the DSA's ability to activate leftists and that Democrats really need to run younger, dynamic candidates nationally
playing the new Victoria 3 patch, managed to convince the Great Qing to take on all 50M of my debt in a treaty titled "The Great Austrian Bailout"
all they wanted in return was luxury furniture, they treated my loans like a Discover card 😂
all they wanted in return was luxury furniture, they treated my loans like a Discover card 😂
June 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
playing the new Victoria 3 patch, managed to convince the Great Qing to take on all 50M of my debt in a treaty titled "The Great Austrian Bailout"
all they wanted in return was luxury furniture, they treated my loans like a Discover card 😂
all they wanted in return was luxury furniture, they treated my loans like a Discover card 😂
