The Orpheus Protocol

Join the Operatives of the enigmatic ORPHEUS organization as they investigate, contain, and attempt to harness occult phenomena around the world in this Actual Play podcast.

Moving Houses 05/26/2025

Moving Houses Music: Three Chain Links - Demons /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/36710835

Episode 322: Reckonings Part II 05/21/2025

Episode 322: Reckonings Part II Faolan faces their past... and experiences that inexplicably differ from it. Ishmael attempts to survive the influence of the coven he betrayed. And Mitch walks side by side with Walter, toward a final reckoning with the Mnemophage. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - The Lone Wolf Kevin MacLeod - Achaidh Cheide Kevin MacLeod - Alien Spaceship Atmosphere Free Dramatic Scores - Tales From the Asylum Inflammator - Genesis (Transportation) Xenojam - Angst Kai Engel - Seeker Three Chain Links - We Aren’t Alone Here… Three Chain Links - He Walks Sergey Cheremisinov - Old Ally Kevin MacLeod - Giant Wyrm Taddart - The Legend of Anzar (Act 2) Jehf Jones - Cosmic Indifference and the Exquisite Horror of Existence Darren Curtis - The Witch’s Lair Naoya Sakamata - Ghost Dominates Sergey Cheremisinov - Waltz -The Inevitability Sergey Cheremisinov - Mindship White Bat Audio - Crash Site ROZKOL - Faces to the Sky Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, provided no community medical emergencies have taken Rob too much away from their desk. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/36654910

Episode 321: Reckonings Part I 05/12/2025

Episode 321: Reckonings Part I Mitch and Walter cross paths once again. And as Ishmael and Faolan become conspicuous by their absence, Ishmael has a tense communion with his past. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Peter Rudenko - 5:00 AM ROZKOL - Faces to the Sky Sergey Cheremisinov - Old Ally Sergey Cheremisinov - Train Kai Engel - Beneath the Stronghold ROZKOL - Hoenikker DEgITx - Machine Paradigm Project Divinity - In Mist Shrouded DEgITx - Robotic Cycles Kai Engel - Warm of a Mechanical Heart Jason Shaw - Plantation Natus - Cure Ghost Stories Incorporated - Alone With Your Voices Alexander Nakarada - Fantasy Motion Darren Curtis - The Mystic Le Fay Dark Fantasy Studio - As if it Comes Kevin MacLeod - Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra Matty M - ChuggedyChug Riffing Sergey Cheremisinov - Waves Kai Engel - Avenge the Fallen Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, provided no community medical emergencies have taken Rob too much away from their desk. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/36530640

Rainfall: Session 2 (Broden, Jayd, Blair) 05/05/2025

Rainfall: Session 2 (Broden, Jayd, Blair) ***Rainfall is a living campaign, with players from the cast and community of The ORPHEUS Protocol. If you'd like to play, please join at the $10 tier or above!*** Cast: Dan - Broden DeVries Lilit - Jayd DeVries Arlie - Blair Hagen Adjusting to life in The Town, the DeVries siblings and Blair attempt to take stock of how best to survive and escape. But Broden is shown firsthand that something malicious is awakening in the dark, rain-soaked margins of this strange locale. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/36000850

Rainfall: Session 1 (Broden, Jayd, Blair) 04/28/2025

Rainfall: Session 1 (Broden, Jayd, Blair) ***Rainfall is a living campaign, with players from the cast and community of The ORPHEUS Protocol. If you'd like to play, please join at the $10 tier or above!*** Cast: Dan - Broden DeVries Lilit - Jayd DeVries Arlie - Blair Hagen Ambitious, some would say insufferable, siblings Broden and Jayd embark on a sentimental road trip in honor of their late father. Elsewhere, Blair is given a harsh lesson in the lethal capriciousness of nature. And somehow, their stories become intertwined with the inhabitants of a town that is anything but what it seems. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/36000820

David Lynch Tribute Part III - Mulholland Drive 04/21/2025

David Lynch Tribute Part III - Mulholland Drive In which Rob and Lilit discuss a movie that underwent a strange transformation from its original form to a similar-yet-distinct one, and the fun part is that you could assume that refers to the narrative OR the production history and you'd be correct either way. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/36010355

David Lynch Tribute Part II - Twin Peaks 04/14/2025

David Lynch Tribute Part II - Twin Peaks In which Rob and Lilit discuss Rob's favorite TV program. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/36002885

David Lynch Tribute Part I - Eraserhead 04/07/2025

David Lynch Tribute Part I - Eraserhead In which Rob and Lilit discuss David Lynch's first feature film. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/36002445

Updates and Roadmap 03/31/2025

Updates and Roadmap Rob has a frankly unwieldy freight of announcements to share. Music by Michael O'Neill Additional Music: Mortwight - Late Spring Burial /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/35932745

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Pilgrimage 03/24/2025

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Pilgrimage In which Ben, Dan, Rob, Lilit, and Nick discuss the Pilgrimage arc of Season 3. Music: Kevin MacLeod - Schemeing Weasel (Faster) /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/35833860

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Diaspora 03/17/2025

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Diaspora In which Ben, Rob, and Dan discuss the Diaspora Arc of Season 3. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/35706055

Episode 320: Megastructure Part VIII 03/10/2025

Episode 320: Megastructure Part VIII Mitch, Faolan, and Ishmael face the horrors of Crucible House, which run deeper than even Mitch could imagine, and Ishmael attempts a risky stratagem to navigate a deadly maze. And in the center of the spider's web, the Mnemophage patiently marks its growing strength as it prepares to make a meal of the world. Music: Three Chain Links - Keeping Warm Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - Aftermath Three Chain Links - Gotham is desperate Bruce… Natus - When It Comes braids - 01-02 Three Chain Links - He Walks Alexander Nakarada - Grundar Scott Buckley - Soul Searcher Sergey Cheremisniov - Train Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, provided no community medical emergencies have taken Rob too much away from their desk. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/35603920

Episode 319: Megastructure Part VII 02/26/2025

Episode 319: Megastructure Part VII Mitch, Faolan, and Ishmael are challenged by the 6th and 7th Expressions, putting their strength and teamwork to a lethal test. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - Reaching the Event Horizon White Bat Audio - Rancid Thoughts White Bat Audio - Self Destruct Alexander Nakarada - The Wandering King Dark Fantasy Studio - Fire Myuu - Reflection J.C. Vogt - A Lonesome Hero White Bat Audio - Black Tar White Bat Audio - Katana Dark Fantasy Studio - Aeon Black Juggernaut - Stormwitch White Bat Audio - The Outsider Myuu - Creepy Clown Symphony Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, provided no community medical emergencies have taken Rob too much away from their desk. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/35434445

Episode 318: Megastructure Part VI 02/17/2025

Episode 318: Megastructure Part VI Mitch, Faolan, and Ishmael enter into a discussion with The Architect; a parley that will have far-reaching implications for not just those present, but all who hope to make a life in this world. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Three Chain Links - Masks and War Drums Dark Fantasy Studio - The Crypt Dark Fantasy Studio - A Band in the Inn Scott Buckley - I Walk With Ghosts Myuu - Walking into Darkness Naoya Sakamata - Beyond the Clouds Free Dramatic Scores - Tales From the Asylum Kai Engel - Seeker White Bat Audio - Journey Into the Black White Bat Audio - Reaching the Event Horizon Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, provided no community medical emergencies have taken Rob too much away from their desk. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/35310745

Episode 317: Megastructure Part V 01/29/2025

Episode 317: Megastructure Part V Ishmael and Tess do battle with a god, on its home turf, as it assumes its full, terrible power and glory. And in Daedelus Tower, Mitch and Faolan must defend themselves from being murdered by the walls themselves. Music: Meowstro 2.0 - Frosty Meadows Three Chain Links - Magic Hour De Fyras Tecken - Ninth Anticipate Moog Minotaur Matty M - Nick Crow 8505 White Bat Audio - Knee Deep in the Dead Marinzguitar - DooM Medley Guitar Cover Free Dramatic Scores - A Nightmare in Blood Naoya Sakamata - Beyond the Clouds Scott Buckley - Discovery THE WARHORSE - Lol She’s Fluent in Sarcasm Alexander Nakarada - Highland Song A. Romeo - Goodnight Naoya Sakamata - Beyond the Poetry White Bat Audio - The Outsider White Bat Audio - Proletariat Alexander Nakarada - Now We Ride (Metal Version) Myuu - Spooky Place Black Juggernaut - Stormwitch Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, provided no community medical emergencies have taken Rob too much away from their desk. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/35062250

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: City on Fire 01/20/2025

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: City on Fire In which Ben, Dan, and Rob discuss the City on Fire arc of Season 3. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/34920615

Episode 316: Megastructure Part IV 01/13/2025

Episode 316: Megastructure Part IV Ishmael, awakened in a place beyond imagination from a dream(?) beyond memory, must battle a god within the heart of its power. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Fatal Shrine Kevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 6 - The Pit Vincent Nuit - Black Rain Ola Englund - Mix Practice Darren Curtis - The Brotherhood Meowstro 2.0 - Frosty Meadows White Bat Audio - Stranded on Europa b - SwedishBritish Styled Death Metal Zander Noriega - Dragged Through Hellfire Kyu Sawamura - HATE De Fyras Tecken - Ninth Anticipate Moog Minotaur Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, provided no community medical emergencies have taken Rob too much away from their desk. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/34832790

Episode 315: Megastructure Part III 12/30/2024

Episode 315: Megastructure Part III It's no simple thing to find a way out of the past that leads to the future that created you, and Ishmael must thread that needle under extreme pressure. And to make matters worse, the ripples in time caused by Ishmael and his companions have drawn a kind of attention that few have survived... Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Jason Shaw - Plantation Three Chain Links - Masks and war drums Myuu - Growing Shadows Alexander Nakarada - Sneaky Sloth Kevin MacLeod - Aunt Tagonist ROZKOL - The Ocean Froze White Bat Audio - Wicked City Dark Fantasy Studio - Dead Roses Dark Fantasy Studio - The Crypt Myuu - Ground Noises Myuu - Fatal Shrine Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, provided no community medical emergencies have taken Rob too much away from their desk. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/34653620

Episode 314: Megastructure Part II 12/23/2024

Episode 314: Megastructure Part II Ishmael and Tess find themselves stranded in an orphanage that doesn't exist anymore, in a time that has already passed. It's a place neither possible, nor remotely safe. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Naoya Sakamata - CANCER Naoya Sakamata - Savage Mountain Alexander Nakarada - Vladimir Kevin MacLeod - Classic Horror 3 Mykee Morettini - Italian Giallo Horror Theme Wilhelm Matt - Kokeka (2-4-11) Time Stretched Violin Bowing Kevin MacLeod - Ossuary 6 - Air David Szesztay - Eve Black Juggernaut - Stormwitch Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, provided no community medical emergencies have taken Rob too much away from their desk. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/34577900

8th Anniversary Q&A Special 12/09/2024

8th Anniversary Q&A Special Alan hosts the 8th Anniversary Q&A, wherein Rob, Dan, Lilit, and Nick answer listener questions and grapple with the bittersweet reality of the visible finish line for The ORPHEUS Protocol... and perhaps hint at what comes next. Music: Kevin MacLeod - The House of Leaves Mortwight - Magdeburg Quarter /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/34344515

Episode 313: Megastructure Part I 12/02/2024

Episode 313: Megastructure Part I Mitch and Faolan arrive at Daedelus Tower, which is now in the clutches of the Architect. . -..- .--. .- -. ... .. --- -. / .. -. / .--. .-. --- --. .-. . ... ... .-.-.- / . -..- -.-. .. ... . / ..-. .-. --- -- / .--. --- - . -. - .. .- .-.. / -. --- -.. . ... .-.-.- / .--. .- .-. .- -- --- ..- -. - / ..- .-. --. . -. -.-. -.-- .-.-.- Music: Three Chain Links - We’re so small in the grand scheme of things. Three Chain Links - Hide Free Dramatic Scores - Malignant Heart L’Incal Noir - 3 Analog Horror Stings Kai Engel - Passages Synth Kid - Last Breath White Bat Audio - Agent Cooper White Bat Audio - Afterglow White Bat Audio - Floating White Bat Audio - Something Sinister Awaits You White Bat Audio - Stranded on Europa Daniel Birch - Set Adrift Kai Engel - At the End Everyone Dies Kevin MacLeod - Very Low Note Kevin MacLeod - Redletter Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, with the odd week off at the end of arcs. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/34232695

Q&A Last Call 11/29/2024

Q&A Last Call The 8th anniversary Q&A special is nearly upon us. Questions must be sent to [email protected] by the end of Saturday, November 30 to make the cut. Happy questioning. Music: Mortwight - The Medicines of Inscription /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/34199465

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Parting of Ways 11/18/2024

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Parting of Ways In which Ben and Rob discuss the Parting of Ways Arc of Season 3. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/33969742

Concerning Current Events 11/08/2024

Concerning Current Events Music: Daniel Birch - Sleep /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/33844872

Episode 312: War Anthems Part III 11/05/2024

Episode 312: War Anthems Part III Ishmael, Tess, and the members of 401 (I'm Not O)K must seek the dark secret that writhes at the core of the Benjamin Weiss estate. And some among them will learn that no such secrets are delved without leaving something of oneself behind. Music: Three Chain Links - Demons Alexander Nakarada - Sneaky Sloth ErikMMusic - All Alone ErikMMusic - In the Dead of Night Darren Curtis - Ghostly Melody City-Hunter - Paperwork Kevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 2 - Bridge Mykee Morettini - Spooky Stalking Cloudkicker - Hassan THE WARHORSE - LOL She’s Fluent in Sarcasm (Matthew Bauer Remix) Cloudkicker - Signal/Noise ROZKOL - The Den Al Jolson - The Anniversary Song Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, with the odd week off at the end of arcs. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/33788647

Episode 311: War Anthems Part II 10/28/2024

Episode 311: War Anthems Part II Sanctity has returned, and the members of 401 (I'm Not O)K are left to contend with how they feel about that. The DAS Long-Range Cell has largely disintegrated, and Ishmael and Tess must now decide how they are to proceed and survive. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Feverish Sergey Cheremisinov - Clouds Alexander Nakarada - Flynrd Mynrd Alexander Nakarada - Guitar Hero Scott Buckley - Midsommar Zero-project - Disabled Emotions Suite - Part 1 Kandinsky - Night Crawl Alexander Nakarada - Vladimir Alexander Nakarada - Pure Rock n Roll Darren Curtis - The Witch’s Lair Dark Fantasy Studio - La Voie Divine City-Hunter - Investigation Josh Woodward - The Raven and the Swan Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, with the odd week off at the end of arcs. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/33653092

Episode 310: War Anthems Part I 10/21/2024

Episode 310: War Anthems Part I The DAS long-range cell, together with 401(I'm Not O)K, flee the clash between Necrolord Joey and the newborn Expression, so as not to be crushed underfoot. Meanwhile(?), Sanctity and her young charge try to take stock of their best chance at survival. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Jason Shaw - Running WatersDavid Szesztay - In ActionJason Shaw - The Long Way HomeMyuu - In the House, In a Heartbeat (28 Days Later Cover)Darren Curtis - The Devil’s CellDarren Curtis - Unknown FearDarren Curtis - The Witch’s LairNeuron Spectre - Tower in the DarkJehf Jones - Hot Beef RainbowsMatty M - A Shapeless DreamDarren Curtis - It’s in the FogCloudkicker - ChameleonWhite Bat Audio - Is it Too LateCloudkicker - What It Is Impossible Not to Know and What It Is No Longer Permissible To Believe in the United States Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, with the odd week off at the end of arcs. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/33559852

Taking a Breath 10/09/2024

Taking a Breath Music: Zeal and Ardor - une ville vide /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/33398502

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Rescue 09/30/2024

Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Rescue In which Ben and Rob discuss the Rescue Arc of Season 3. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/33258267

Episode 309: Oblivion Part IX 09/23/2024

Episode 309: Oblivion Part IX Mitch is pulled into the spider's den, and Faolan must catch up before Long-Legged Larry consumes his greatest ever meal. And elsewhere, something unspeakable smiles from behind another's eyes... Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Creepy Clown Symphony Kevin MacLeod - Giant Wyrm Kai Engel - Melted Wings Three Chain Links - Bindings Three Chain Links - We Aren’t Alone Here… Peter Rudenko - 500 AM Sonitus Studio - Secretum Derrick Billups - Let’s Go Alexander Nakarada - The Wandering King DEgITx - Machine Paradigm Myuu - Pop Goes the Weasel Scott Buckley - She Moved Mountains Black Juggernaut - Stormwitch Josh Woodward - Under The Stairs Cloudkicker - One Enemy Among Twenty-Five Million Friends Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol releases Monday, with the odd week off at the end of arcs. /episode/index/show/orpheusprotocol/id/33165817

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