Rocco Privetera (he/him) 🔜 PAX-U
@privetera.com
Storyteller 1st. Then Writer, Game Designer, Musician, Sphynx Curator, Partial Robot, Tech Engineer, Root Node for Priveteras, He/Him
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Hi! I'm Rocco Privetera! By day a technologist working on supporting Azure and various Microsoft technologies. Married, 3 cats plus a goblin cat, living in Brooklyn. I do a lot of creative stuff: writing, board game design, storytelling, some music. He/Him, left-leaning pro-science grumpy bear.
Hey folks. Aside from Iron Man plots ands Sphynx pics I also do a little boardgame design and I'll be at PaxUnplugged in a week! I'll be showing off Trinket Trove by @gameheadgames.bsky.social and a few of my new designs I'm testing at @unpub.org!
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hey folks. Aside from Iron Man plots ands Sphynx pics I also do a little boardgame design and I'll be at PaxUnplugged in a week! I'll be showing off Trinket Trove by @gameheadgames.bsky.social and a few of my new designs I'm testing at @unpub.org!
Weather getting colder and my co-designer Moxie is bundlin' up.
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Weather getting colder and my co-designer Moxie is bundlin' up.
#freeironmanplots "Brain Broken". There's a been a few storylines where Tony did biomedical hacking. In this one, Tony starts to get panic attacks and attempts to hack himself to fix it but it goes badly. That's it that's the pitch.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
#freeironmanplots "Brain Broken". There's a been a few storylines where Tony did biomedical hacking. In this one, Tony starts to get panic attacks and attempts to hack himself to fix it but it goes badly. That's it that's the pitch.
#freeironmanplots "Van Life" After getting attacked in his home(s) a few times, including terrible collateral damage to neighbors, Tony decides screw this and just lives out of a van for a while. Thats it thats the idea.
September 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#freeironmanplots "Van Life" After getting attacked in his home(s) a few times, including terrible collateral damage to neighbors, Tony decides screw this and just lives out of a van for a while. Thats it thats the idea.
Jamey liked some stuff in Trinket Trove!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WpK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WpK...
Trinket Trove: My Favorite Mechanism
YouTube video by Stonemaier Games
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September 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Jamey liked some stuff in Trinket Trove!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WpK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WpK...
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ok ok sneak peek. here are the covers for the games that will be up for preorder next month. will talk about each of them soon!
September 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
ok ok sneak peek. here are the covers for the games that will be up for preorder next month. will talk about each of them soon!
#freeironmanplots "Blast From The Past #1". The IRL Meat version of Tony is offline and an AI imposter takes over.
So I've read some of the stories where Tony makes an AI out of himself, and each time he builds an AI it seems like a very chaotic process - hold that thought.
So I've read some of the stories where Tony makes an AI out of himself, and each time he builds an AI it seems like a very chaotic process - hold that thought.
September 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#freeironmanplots "Blast From The Past #1". The IRL Meat version of Tony is offline and an AI imposter takes over.
So I've read some of the stories where Tony makes an AI out of himself, and each time he builds an AI it seems like a very chaotic process - hold that thought.
So I've read some of the stories where Tony makes an AI out of himself, and each time he builds an AI it seems like a very chaotic process - hold that thought.
#freeironmanplots This one I call "Girlfriend Enemy". This is more of a regular plot, but I have some ideas to make it an iron man plot. Tony starts dating someone new, and falls head over heels. And she's amazing. Awesome hot smashing. Super smart. Knows more data security & encryption than Tony.
August 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#freeironmanplots This one I call "Girlfriend Enemy". This is more of a regular plot, but I have some ideas to make it an iron man plot. Tony starts dating someone new, and falls head over heels. And she's amazing. Awesome hot smashing. Super smart. Knows more data security & encryption than Tony.
Back after 2 weeks in Japan. Very hot. But awesome.
It's nice ot be home, mostly because I missed my cats. But oh how expensive the US is in comparison.
It's nice ot be home, mostly because I missed my cats. But oh how expensive the US is in comparison.
August 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Back after 2 weeks in Japan. Very hot. But awesome.
It's nice ot be home, mostly because I missed my cats. But oh how expensive the US is in comparison.
It's nice ot be home, mostly because I missed my cats. But oh how expensive the US is in comparison.
Well, I'm finally confirmed going to Gencon. It's my first time in 13 years and I'm a little anxious. OT1H I'm going because I have a game doing very well (Trinket Trove) on the BGG Hotness no less, so I'm going to try and sign some copies. OTOH due to family BS and tragedy I didn't do any planning.
July 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Well, I'm finally confirmed going to Gencon. It's my first time in 13 years and I'm a little anxious. OT1H I'm going because I have a game doing very well (Trinket Trove) on the BGG Hotness no less, so I'm going to try and sign some copies. OTOH due to family BS and tragedy I didn't do any planning.
#freeironmanplots "The Rogue Backup". So one day someone, Could be Stark Inc or someone else, sends a new satellite/probe around the side of the sun opposite Earth and discovers an odd sight: a captured asteroid swarmed with robots, building orbital solar collectors. And using Stark tech to do it.
July 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
#freeironmanplots "The Rogue Backup". So one day someone, Could be Stark Inc or someone else, sends a new satellite/probe around the side of the sun opposite Earth and discovers an odd sight: a captured asteroid swarmed with robots, building orbital solar collectors. And using Stark tech to do it.
#freeironmanplots This one I call "Tony Makes A Mistake" and it's just that. I can't remember any time (I'm sure there must be?) where Tony was engineering something and made a mistake.
July 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#freeironmanplots This one I call "Tony Makes A Mistake" and it's just that. I can't remember any time (I'm sure there must be?) where Tony was engineering something and made a mistake.
Folks, I need help. I forgot to get #GenCon badges! And didn't know they are non-transferrable. Anybody with a booth who needs help or $ or something, I can do demos or even some game testing and dev/design if you need it.
As extra payment, here is Moxie's butthole as she is crazy needy today.
As extra payment, here is Moxie's butthole as she is crazy needy today.
July 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Folks, I need help. I forgot to get #GenCon badges! And didn't know they are non-transferrable. Anybody with a booth who needs help or $ or something, I can do demos or even some game testing and dev/design if you need it.
As extra payment, here is Moxie's butthole as she is crazy needy today.
As extra payment, here is Moxie's butthole as she is crazy needy today.
Trinket Trove How To Play!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmjJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmjJ...
Trinket Trove | How to Play | Learn to Play in 5 Minutes!
YouTube video by kovray
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July 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Trinket Trove How To Play!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmjJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmjJ...
#freeIronManPlots I call this one "Tinker, Surgeon, Psych, Iron Man." Ok, so we all know Tony has no compunctions with doing a little biohacking, self-hacking, etc. And he has the best doctors/scientists/etc in the business on speed dial. Which to someone like Tony, could be bad.
July 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#freeIronManPlots I call this one "Tinker, Surgeon, Psych, Iron Man." Ok, so we all know Tony has no compunctions with doing a little biohacking, self-hacking, etc. And he has the best doctors/scientists/etc in the business on speed dial. Which to someone like Tony, could be bad.
#freeIronManPlots I like the times when Tony has to build a new suit on the fly (not this horrible current run) but it needs some context, so I'm calling this "IronMad Men". Someplace in the good ol' USA, an experimental town to train spies was built looking like 1950's America.
July 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
#freeIronManPlots I like the times when Tony has to build a new suit on the fly (not this horrible current run) but it needs some context, so I'm calling this "IronMad Men". Someplace in the good ol' USA, an experimental town to train spies was built looking like 1950's America.
#freeIronManPlots One plot type that HAS been used but that I don't mind is the "Tony Gets New Job". When I was taking a class in screenwriting reality shows, the teacher described a reality show as "assholes with interesting jobs" and that suits Tony to a T. Secretary of Defense, head of Shield?
July 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#freeIronManPlots One plot type that HAS been used but that I don't mind is the "Tony Gets New Job". When I was taking a class in screenwriting reality shows, the teacher described a reality show as "assholes with interesting jobs" and that suits Tony to a T. Secretary of Defense, head of Shield?
Here is my first in a series of ongoing Iron Man plots. I *always* was an Iron Man fanboy, more because of the science & tech and less because I loved the fantasy of a billionaire using money for fighting crime.
It seems like most Iron Man arcs stick to the same 3-4 tired ideas. #freeIronManPlots
It seems like most Iron Man arcs stick to the same 3-4 tired ideas. #freeIronManPlots
July 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Here is my first in a series of ongoing Iron Man plots. I *always* was an Iron Man fanboy, more because of the science & tech and less because I loved the fantasy of a billionaire using money for fighting crime.
It seems like most Iron Man arcs stick to the same 3-4 tired ideas. #freeIronManPlots
It seems like most Iron Man arcs stick to the same 3-4 tired ideas. #freeIronManPlots
My designer copies of Trinket Trove arrived! My small shelf of published games is growing!
June 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My designer copies of Trinket Trove arrived! My small shelf of published games is growing!
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Trinket Trove
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
boardgamegeek.com/filepage/295...
小動物たちが巣穴を飾り付けるためにキラキラした小物を集める2‐6人用カードゲーム。手札から小物を出してドラフト順を競り、卓上に並んだ小物を手に入れ、規定ラウンド後の合計点を競う。英文ルール公開中。
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
boardgamegeek.com/filepage/295...
小動物たちが巣穴を飾り付けるためにキラキラした小物を集める2‐6人用カードゲーム。手札から小物を出してドラフト順を競り、卓上に並んだ小物を手に入れ、規定ラウンド後の合計点を競う。英文ルール公開中。
March 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Trinket Trove
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
boardgamegeek.com/filepage/295...
小動物たちが巣穴を飾り付けるためにキラキラした小物を集める2‐6人用カードゲーム。手札から小物を出してドラフト順を競り、卓上に並んだ小物を手に入れ、規定ラウンド後の合計点を競う。英文ルール公開中。
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
boardgamegeek.com/filepage/295...
小動物たちが巣穴を飾り付けるためにキラキラした小物を集める2‐6人用カードゲーム。手札から小物を出してドラフト順を競り、卓上に並んだ小物を手に入れ、規定ラウンド後の合計点を競う。英文ルール公開中。
Got a nice review for the game I designed being published by @gameheadgames.bsky.social by the folks at @thedicetower.bsky.social ! And they are right, it's incredibly adorbs, with art by @art-of-sandara.bsky.social and design by @vegagamestudio.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAhT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAhT...
Trinket Trove Review: One Mouse's Trash...
YouTube video by The Dice Tower
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June 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Got a nice review for the game I designed being published by @gameheadgames.bsky.social by the folks at @thedicetower.bsky.social ! And they are right, it's incredibly adorbs, with art by @art-of-sandara.bsky.social and design by @vegagamestudio.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAhT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAhT...
My game Trinket Trove, published by @gameheadgames.bsky.social, at Geekway, pic by someone who picked it up. It's real! It's a real thing happening!
May 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My game Trinket Trove, published by @gameheadgames.bsky.social, at Geekway, pic by someone who picked it up. It's real! It's a real thing happening!
Morning work with my coworker Moxie.
May 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Morning work with my coworker Moxie.
Moxie the House Goblin, hibernating from winter, cautiously dons a sparkly pink outfit and moves half her body outside of her heated blanket fort to check the living room temperature.
May 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Moxie the House Goblin, hibernating from winter, cautiously dons a sparkly pink outfit and moves half her body outside of her heated blanket fort to check the living room temperature.
Moxie's got a little greeble energy today.
May 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Moxie's got a little greeble energy today.