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Randy
@rivaldi22.bsky.social
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cute & good. heir of Skorri: a writer, artist, & otherwise teller of stories. any pronouns.

🌐portfolio: http://circlestrafe.net
☕️ko-fi: http://bit.ly/41GugnA
🖼️prints: http://bit.ly/3DVxVo0
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Randy @rivaldi22.bsky.social · Oct 14
Hey there, #PortfolioDay! I’m Randy, a writer and artist with particular affection for engaging, emotional stories with monsters, robots, and other nontraditional characters.

I’m looking for illustration and narrative work in the games industry, especially in the indie sector!

🌐: circlestrafe.net
A digital illustration of an Exo Warlock from Destiny. Her chassis is teal with brown/maroon markings on her shoulders, fingers, and a stripe down the middle of her face, where she also has a single horn protuding from her forehead. She is wearing an olive green dress with bits of lace, and her hands are up grasping her shoulders. Heulog holds herself as close as she can and continues to hum. She couldn’t yet form the vocalizations, and maybe would never be able to do so, but she hoped that for now the acrid notes alone would suffice. That through the burgeoning haze of unchecked anxiety Kysurax would be able to recall the invoking words and hear the earnest appeal to her inner strength, the words that define that strength as extant and obligate it to come forth, to inhabit her bones and manifest as the truest form of her will. The words that assert that she, as a single unified force of will and body—in defiance of all existence—shall persist. Heulog feels the thrumming slow, its rhythmic cadence aligning with her own deep breaths. She gently removes her hand from Kysurax’s torso and feels the Wizard’s arms close around her, pulling her into a tight embrace. “I am afraid,” Kysurax finally says, calm returned to her voice. “But I temper that fear with the certainty that I will be alright, because you are with me.” She looks down at the Exo in her arms, into the starblue flames that are her eyes, and smiles. “I do not doubt, for I have seen your heart. As you have seen mine. That is the power intrinsic to the Yielding Inquisition: there is no obfuscating act of misdirection, no factor of deceit that can withstand the abrading blade of trust conjured by the ritual. Truly, I have known you, and that secret knowledge is a weapon with which I joyfully flense and cast aside any and all flesh given over to the rot of doubt.” A digital illustration of Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return, daughter of the Witch Queen Savathûn, from the game Destiny 2. She is holding herself tightly in a sentimental pose, arms crossing her chest with her head resting on one hand. She is a Hive Wizard with a unique model, with tall flanges on the side of the crest on her head, which gives the impression of wings or ears. She has three glowing green eyes. She has broad, spiky pauldrons that are pierced with spiked rings. Around her wrists are spiked bracelets inscribed with glowing Hive runes. She has more spiked rings attached at the waist, from which flow crimson ribbons. She is flanked by shattered columns, and looming behind her are Savathûn's three eyes. Cover art for the podcast "Real Lich Hours" hosted by Kaye Ross and Gary Butterfield over on their network "Duckfeed.tv" for their new season wherein they are covering "Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines" The art is of the two hosts as vampires, looking menacingly at the viewer. They have glowing eyes, Kaye is glowering over her indoor sunglasses and sipping upon an IV blood bag. The background is a gothy bar setting, with wine bottles and skulls and candles and the like. The logo for the show has been stylized to look like a neon bar sign, specifically one for Miller Lite.
rivaldi22.bsky.social
First in-game mention of pupusas !!

Happy to see Kysurax's favorite street food get a minor shout-out.

(destination armor class item lore tab)
screenshot of the lore tab for the Shrewd Survivor class item from Renegades, text reads: "Lodi… is the future guaranteed?" He blinks, and stares into the middle-distance. Deep oak eye briefly flickering to burning blue. "You picked up pupusas for dinner," he prophesizes between sips of coffee. Ikora sighs, opens the bag, reveals his prize as she says, "I still don't believe you that cactus is edible but at least my death wouldn't be permanent."
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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ninthriven.bsky.social
Parley-4 Field Guide for @antlerlad.bsky.social ✨

#Destiny2
#Destiny2Art
Parley-4. She/they. Functionally nonverbal due to a voice box malfunction that wasn’t repaired in her first life. Communicates with sign language or through her Ghost. Approximately 7ft (213cm) tall. Surprisingly bad at Crucible for someone built like a tank.
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
rivaldi22.bsky.social
you know, with all the content filters bsky has, it'd be nice to have a spoiler-specific one. i'm not super sensitive to visual spoilers, but I have seen a lot of Renegades while I have been stuck at work
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
rivaldi22.bsky.social
f-for me? 🥹

(thank you to @bioluminosity.bsky.social for supplying me with little tidbits while I'm stuck at work for the next 5 hours 💚)
cropped screenshot of Service of Luzaku's hover tooltip, which shows its exotic trait: "Dichotomous Thinking — Healing allies with this weapon spawns Threadlings." more notably, it also features the flavor text, which reads: "This one made it for you. It brings death yet promises nothing beyond." —Luzaku
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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bioluminosity.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar

recalled this painting from 2019 and thought I should share it again. ( is also #FRFanArt )
a purple, pink, orange, and blue ridgeback dragon surrounded by glows
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
rivaldi22.bsky.social
everybody enjoy your renegades!

still got 6 hours of this 9-hour shift to go 😔
rivaldi22.bsky.social Randy @rivaldi22.bsky.social · 3d
sneak peek exclusive look into dredgen bael's backstory renegages leaked cutscene
edited screenshot of the scene from Revenge of the Sith where Palpatine is telling Anakin about Darth Plagueis, but with Saturn (VI) superimposed over Palpatine's head, and Dredgen Bael's over Anakin's The subtitle "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?" is edited with "Darth Plagueis" replaced with "Dredgen Yor"
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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antlerlad.bsky.social
are you interested in writing or illustrating a blind character? check out this guide from my tumblr mutual and Actual Blind Person, awpie @actingwithportals.bsky.social !

#accessibility #blindness #disability

1/4
A screenshot of a tumblr post from user actingwithportals. It reads: Alright, because clearly some people need it, let's talk about writing blind characters (again). So. You want to write a blind character for your story or AU, but you yourself are sighted and don't know any blind people irl. The media is not your best outlet for finding good or accurate portrayals of blind people, and you're a little stumped on doing your own research. Maybe I can help fill in a few gaps? (Note: I AM a blind person but I am only one blind person with one blind experience. There will be others with different backgrounds, different acuity levels, different overall conditions, different points in their lives of when they lost their vision, all of these things that will color how their blindness impacts their lives. Please when doing any research into representing a minority group ALWAYS seek out multiple experiences to gain a better, fuller understanding. I will be offering a viewpoint as someone who was born blind (ocular albinism), uses a cane, grew up relying on old school screenreading and magnification tools (and mainly just uses magnification now), reads and writes Grade 1 Braille (but has begun Grade 2), and has participated in many blind programs and communities since I was a young teenager. There is no "correct" way to be a blind person, there are just "different" ways, and they are all equally true and valid.) First things first, canes: Give your blind characters a cane!!! Most blind people are very interested in being self-sufficient and independent, and one of the best ways for us to achieve this is the freedom to navigate our own surroundings. Your cane is your best tool for this! A lot of blind folks will also want a guide animal and that does take place of a cane, but also there will be a lot of instances where you will not be using your guide animal! They will take breaks!! They will need to sleep or rest!! They will not be suitable for every outing or excursion! Blind folks, even with guide animals, will still own a cane for these instances. (There is also an instance where a blind person will want to use sighted guide. It's most comfortable doing this with people you are familiar with, but it works in a pinch with strangers too who are willing. However, a lot of folks don't know how sighted guide works. So to explain, essentially all it entails is the blind person will hold onto the space just above your elbow, and will walk about half a step in pace behind you. You do not need to do anything with your arm besides leave it relaxed (do not fold it up), and give out some verbal cues of changes in direction, warnings of upcoming steps up or down, or pauses for other passerbys or traffic. Reading out signs or keeping the blind person informed of what street you're on might also be helpful, but ask the individual what it is they desire from the sighted guide. Sometimes we don't need much, just someone to keep us from running into things if the sun is in our eyes.) (Relatedly though do not do not DO NOT grab a blind person without their consent. DO NOT grab them, move them around, or any other nonsense like this. Do not TOUCH THEM without asking first, and if they say no, that means FUCKING NO.) Now, how do canes work? Most blind folks will use a white cane that is about to the height of reaching your chin standing up straight, so that when you extend it outwards it will reach far enough ahead of you to anticipate things at a distance (and you can also just as easily pull your cane in a little more to better reach things closer up). Canes are most commonly made of metal or fiberglass, and these days a lot of them are folding canes (easy for stowing away while in transit on a car or bus or when seated anywhere). The grip is soft with a cord hanging from its top that is used to loop around and hold in place the cane when folded, and when you are holding your cane outward in use your pointer finger will extend downward for best control over your tool. The tip is made of hard plastic that can be slipped on and off because it will need to be regularly replaced as frequent use will wear it down, and these tips can come in a number of shapes, but the most popular you will see are a marshmallow tip (large and, well, shaped like a marshmallow), or a pencil tip (long and thin, this tip is my preference). People might switch out which tip they use depending on the terrain as well. When in use, you hold your cane extended outward in front of you, and while you want the tip on the ground to be angled centered to your body, you are going to want the grip resting somewhere off to the side around your hip or just above (this way if you encounter a crack or something else in front of you that your cane will snag on, you will not wind up stabbing yourself in the gut with the grip. That shit hurts, avoid at all costs). Depending on your specific needs, the terrain, and other factors such as lighting, crowds, or space available, there are a few different ways you'll actually use the cane. You can either have it running straight in front of you, tapping to the sides of you at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock, or shorelining (where you keep a regular tap at your center and then at whatever edge your are walking by, whether it be the edge of the sidewalk or a wall, etc). When at rest, your cane should be pulled to stand up straight and held close so that it does not become a tripping hazard for others.
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
rivaldi22.bsky.social
happy Monday
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
rivaldi22.bsky.social
an illustrated backdrop showing a grayscale suburban scene. in the lower third, white text reads: "Please do not adjust your set. All the color has temporarily gone out of Garfield's life."
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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rivaldi22.bsky.social
sneak peek exclusive look into dredgen bael's backstory renegages leaked cutscene
edited screenshot of the scene from Revenge of the Sith where Palpatine is telling Anakin about Darth Plagueis, but with Saturn (VI) superimposed over Palpatine's head, and Dredgen Bael's over Anakin's The subtitle "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?" is edited with "Darth Plagueis" replaced with "Dredgen Yor"
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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geographyofrobots.bsky.social
NORCO's a Christmas game. 65% off on Steam through December 12th.
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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duckfeedtv.bsky.social
What can change the nature of a podcast? Turns out, it's starting a new season of Real Lich Hours about Planescape: Torment. The first episode of the season is free, but be sure to use the code DUCKFRIDAY25 to subscribe! www.patreon.com/posts/planes...
The Planescape: Torment season of Real Lich Hours is Here! | Duckfeed.tv
Get more from Duckfeed.tv on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
rivaldi22.bsky.social
sneak peek exclusive look into dredgen bael's backstory renegages leaked cutscene
edited screenshot of the scene from Revenge of the Sith where Palpatine is telling Anakin about Darth Plagueis, but with Saturn (VI) superimposed over Palpatine's head, and Dredgen Bael's over Anakin's The subtitle "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?" is edited with "Darth Plagueis" replaced with "Dredgen Yor"
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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bioluminosity.bsky.social
examples!
gilded umber dragon sketch with inky lines and glowing particles destiny 2 oc sketch with cleaner lines and color fill destiny oc portrait sketch with textured brush oc sketch with textured brush and glow
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
rivaldi22.bsky.social
If it covered all living costs? Gamedev. Writing. All the things I'm too tired & stressed to have energy for. Finally make that metroidvania, write that novel, etc.

If it didn't? Probably art commissions. Creatively fulfilling, & there'd likely be more clients with all the extra money going around.
basicincomeaction.bsky.social Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.bsky.social · 5d
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?

Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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rivaldi22.bsky.social
[It is] Dûl Incaru’s plea for her mother’s love: an attempt at understanding in the hopes that she would also understand her. Imagine how lonely it'd be if your mother had never once told you the truth about anything.

For @swordlogiczine.bsky.social
#swordlogiczine #destiny2art #myart #Destiny2AOTW
A digital illustration of Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return, daughter of the Witch Queen Savathûn, from the game Destiny 2. She is holding herself tightly in a sentimental pose, arms crossing her chest with her head resting on one hand. She is a Hive Wizard with a unique model, with tall flanges on the side of the crest on her head, which gives the impression of wings or ears. She has three glowing green eyes. She has broad, spiky pauldrons that are pierced with spiked rings. Around her wrists are spiked bracelets inscribed with glowing Hive runes. She has more spiked rings attached at the waist, from which flow crimson ribbons. She is flanked by shattered columns, and looming behind her are Savathûn's three eyes.
March 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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rivaldi22.bsky.social
tomorrow and
tomorrow

“…and tomorrow we’ll have the altered substrate samples. So let’s go to bed, shall we?”

“Tonight. We have them tonight, look.”

“And they’ll be here tomorrow. So come to bed.”

“Heh. Yes, tomorrow, and…”

tomorrow
and tomorrow

Art trade for @eiramew.bsky.social💚
#Destiny2Art
A digital half body portrait of Chioma Esi and Maya Sundaresh from Destiny 2. Chioma is holding Maya close, and holding her chin in one hand, looking at her very romantically. Maya, with a slight smirk, is distracted, looking down at a glowing tablet. They are framed in pink and turquoise light, and are surrounded by glowing turquoise particles.
August 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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rivaldi22.bsky.social
buge

#silksong #hollowknight
Drawing of Hornet from Hollow Knight and Silksong. She is a bug woman with a cloak and a large needle weapon. She is standing facing away from the viewer and putting some of her weight on her needle.
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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rivaldi22.bsky.social
Caught up on the Renegades stream last night and apparently my girl is getting a gun?!

“Service of Luzaku”

Good for her imo

#destiny2art #destiny2AOTW
A quick drawing of Luzaku, a Hive Lightbearer Wizard, from Destiny 2. She is holding “Service of Luzaku”, an Exotic Machine Gun. Promotional image of Service of Luzaku and an ornament for it. One is spiky and gothic-looking, in the style of Savathûn’s Throne World, and the other is a little more rugged-looking, with what looks like a drape of scales over the barrel.
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
rivaldi22.bsky.social
working on black friday without holiday pay and I got injured in a pretty messy fashion by a coworker so I'm having a bad day

pls be nice to me
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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gaurdibuja.bsky.social
WORLD PREMIERE! I finally opened my commissions carrd! I have been preparing it for a WHILE.
Here you'll find everything you need to know to commission me!

gaurcomissions.carrd.co
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
rivaldi22.bsky.social
LRP: Conestoga-Susquehannock Tribe for me

www.whose.land/en/

is a good starting place
Screenshot of an email whose text reads: The Conestoga-Susquehannock Tribe Thank you for your donation. Hi Randy, Thank you for your generous contribution. Keep this email for your records. Donation Summary Donation Amount:$10.00 Made on November 27, 2025 for General Fund One time Order #85 PayPal
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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antlerlad.bsky.social
"American" oomfs give at minimum $5 to the Indigenous nation whose lands you occupy or to an urban Indigenous initiative in your city Now. "Canadian" oomfs if you didn't do this during our thanksgiving also do it Now. "but I don't know" google is free. Use it
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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bioluminosity.bsky.social
waitlist for Dec/Jan commissions --

space, dragons, destiny 2 (WITNESS, rhulk, oc in particular) are more likely to be accepted, but also looking for unique design and composition challenges, so shoot ur shot!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Bio's Art Commission Form
Hi there! Welcome to the early Commission form. I price my commissions based on calculations of a $40 hourly rate; filling out the form helps me determine an accurate quote. Acceptance is not first c...
docs.google.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM