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Hank Whitson • Aug 22, 2024 • 2 min read
Announcing Anno Amagium
A true, next-gen tabletop RPG, Anno Amagium: The Roleplaying Game is based on the Anno Amagium Universe, with over five y...
Hank Whitson • Aug 22, 2024 • 2 min read
A Cool Introduction to Echelon
A platform for online/hybrid (digitally augmented) tabletop gaming and digitally publishing original RPG systems. Betas are for figuring things out, and not everything will w...
Hank Whitson • Aug 22, 2024 • 2 min read
Here We Go Questin' Again
Friends. Gamers. Fellow adventurers. We bid you fond greetings and a warm welcome to Echelon. As it stands, this site is merely the avatar of an idea. A promise of things to com...
Hank Whitson • Nov 18, 2024 • 2 min read
Join Our Party
We are looking for a team to take on the world. Heroes wanted.
Hank Whitson • Nov 19, 2024 • 2 min read
Eclipsing Escapism
Playing "Make Believe" means more than escaping real life. It is the first step in actualizing your dreams.
Hank Whitson • 5 min read
Deep Lore: Magic as Music
An easy introduction to all things magical in the world of Anno Amagium, explained through the lens of music.
Hank Whitson • 8 min read
Rules in Focus: Hotrod Magic 1
The basic mechanics and dynamics of Anno Amagium's magic system.
Hank Whitson • 5 min read
Rules in Focus: Hotrod Magic 2
Adding depth, control, and nuance to the magic system.
Hank Whitson • May 15, 2026 • 7 min read
Dev. Blog 1: Making Magic Happen
What we wanted out of our magic system and how we've gone about getting it.
Hank Whitson • May 18, 2026 • 6 min read
Deep Lore: Amagiate Law, Technology, and Culture
How magic shapes daily life and scientific advancement in Anno Amagium.
Hank Whitson • May 20, 2026 • 10 min read
Rules in Focus: Attributes at Large
The stats that define characters, and how they shift from moment to moment.
Hank Whitson • May 22, 2026 • 7 min read
Dev. Blog 3: Moving Targets
Charting a path from modern board-gaming to traditional TTRPG.
Hank Whitson • May 25, 2026 • 10 min read
Deep Lore: Cosmology
Our place in the universe, its place in the multiverse, and the entities that inhabit them.
Hank Whitson • May 27, 2026 • 8 min read
Rules in Focus: Trauma Rocks 1
Let's put the "roll" in roleplaying game.
Hank Whitson • May 27, 2026 • 7 min read
Rules in Focus: Trauma Rocks 2
Nothing Hits Quite Like a Natural 99.
Hank Whitson • May 29, 2026 • 12 min read
Five-on-Five Concerning Curricula
I ask him 5 questions. He asks me 5 questions. The topic? Curricula.
Hank Whitson • Jun 8, 2026 • 5 min read
Deep Lore: A Briefer History of Magic
As written by victors, remembered by survivors, and ignored by fools determined to repeat it.
