{{Short description|American writer}} '''Trampas Whiteman''' is an American writer.

==Early life and education== Trampas Whiteman grew up in the rural town of Odessa, Missouri. After graduating high school, he attended Central Missouri State University where he gained a Bachelor of Science in broadcasting and film.

== Game design and comic books == Whiteman is the founder of the Whitestone Council, the fan organization behind the Dragonlance Nexus. Since the founding of the council, Trampas has worked with Sovereign Press/Margaret Weis Productions as a designer on the ''Dragonlance'' sourcebooks for 3rd edition, including ''Holy Orders of the Stars'', ''Knightly Orders of Ansalon'', and ''Races of Ansalon''. He has contributed to many other ''Dragonlance'' sourcebooks, functioning as a compiler and contributor for ''Lost Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home''. Trampas also has credits in Bastion Press' ''Pale Designs'' sourcebook, as well as Whitesilver Publishing's Elves sourcebook for ''Sovereign Stone''.

Trampas also wrote the script adaptation for ''The Legend of Huma'' comic book series, from issues #3–5 (Dabel Brothers) and #6 (Devil's Due Publishing).

== Podcasting == Whiteman once worked on ''The Signal,'' the fan podcast for ''Firefly'' and ''Serenity'', writing and reading the "Gaming in the 'Verse" section.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://signal.serenityfirefly.com/|title=The Signal|website=Signal.serenityfirefly.com|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref> He has since moved on to co-create the Dragonlance Canticle<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlcanticle.com/|title=Dragonlance Canticle&nbsp;– Dragonlance podcast, by the fans for the fans.|website=Dlcanticle.com|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref> and SciFi Smackdown<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifismackdown.com/|title=SciFi Smackdown|website=Scifismackdown.com|accessdate=5 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423060723/http://www.scifismackdown.com/|archivedate=23 April 2007}}</ref> podcasts.

== Bibliography == Whiteman has contributed to the following works: * {{cite book |last1= Weis|first1= Margaret|author-link=Margaret Weis |first2=Jamie|last2=Chambers|authorlink2=Jamie Chambers |first3=Christopher|last3=Coyle|authorlink3=Christopher Coyle|title= Age of Mortals|year= 2003|publisher= Sovereign Press|isbn= 1-931567-10-7}} * {{cite book |last1= Banks|first1= Cam|author-link=Cam Banks|first2=Andre|last2=La Roché |authorlink2=Andre La Roché |title= Bestiary of Krynn|year= 2004|publisher= Sovereign Press|isbn= 1-931567-13-1}} * {{cite book |last= Weis|first= Margaret|author-link=Margaret Weis |author2=Don Perrin |author3=Jamie Chambers |author3-link=Jamie Chambers |author4=Christopher Coyle |title= Dragonlance Campaign Setting|year= 2003|publisher= Wizards of the Coast|isbn= 0-7869-3086-1}} * {{cite book |last1= Pierson|first1= Chris|author-link=Chris Pierson |first2=Cam|last2=Banks|authorlink2=Cam Banks |first3=Sean|last3=Everette|authorlink3=Sean Everette |first4=Trampas|last4=Whiteman|authorlink4=Trampas Whiteman|title= Holy Orders of the Stars|year= 2005|publisher= Sovereign Press|isbn= 1-931567-15-8}} * {{cite book |last1= Everette|first1= Sean|author-link=Sean Everette |first2=Trampas|last2=Whiteman|authorlink2=Trampas Whiteman |first3=Clark|last3=Valentine|authorlink3=Clark Valentine |first4=Nicole|last4=Harsch|authorlink4=Nicole Harsch|title= Knightly Orders of Ansalon|year= 2006|publisher= Sovereign Press|isbn= 1-931567-37-9}} * {{cite book |last1= Weis|first1= Margaret|author-link=Margaret Weis |first2=Tracy|last2=Hickman|authorlink2=Tracy Hickman |author3=Jamie Chambers |author3-link=Jamie Chambers |title= War of the Lance|year= 2004|publisher= Sovereign Press|isbn= 1-931567-14-X}} * {{cite book |last1= Knaak|first1= Richard|author-link=Richard Knaak |first2=Trampas|last2=Whiteman|authorlink2=Trampas Whiteman |first3=Sean J.|last3=Jordan|authorlink3=Sean J. Jordan|title= Legend of Huma #3|year= 2004|publisher= Devil's Due/Dabel Brothers|isbn= <!--N/A-->}} * {{cite book |last1= Knaak|first1= Richard|author-link=Richard Knaak|first2=Trampas|last2=Whiteman|authorlink2=Trampas Whiteman |first3=Sean J.|last3=Jordan|authorlink3=Sean J. Jordan|title= Legend of Huma #4|year= 2004|publisher= Devil's Due/Dabel Brothers|isbn= <!--N/A-->}} * {{cite book |last1= Knaak|first1= Richard|author-link=Richard Knaak|first2=Trampas|last2=Whiteman|authorlink2=Trampas Whiteman |first3=Sean J.|last3=Jordan|authorlink3=Sean J. Jordan|title= Legend of Huma #5|year= 2004|publisher= Devil's Due/Dabel Brothers|isbn= <!--N/A-->}} * {{cite book |last1= Knaak|first1= Richard|author-link=Richard Knaak|first2=Trampas|last2=Whiteman|authorlink2=Trampas Whiteman |first3=Sean J.|last3=Jordan|authorlink3=Sean J. Jordan|title= Legend of Huma #6|year= 2005|publisher= Devil's Due/Dabel Brothers|isbn= <!--N/A-->}}

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== External links == * [http://www.dlnexus.com/ Dragonlance Nexus] *{{cite web|url=http://www.pen-paper.net:80/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=8656|archive-date=February 11, 2005|title=Trampas Whiteman :: Pen & Paper RPG Database|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211230353/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=8656}}

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