The Orpheus Protocol

***ANNOUCNEMENT: Rob and Jhan are making a movie, and you can help! Check out Keepsake at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seraphfilms/keepsake-a-horror-drama-feature-film !*** Kaelar navigates the politically thorny role of unofficial interim captain, as the Inconsiderate prepares for an important celebration. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Circus Amigovill...

No episode this week, but we've got a fun announcement and a Kickstarter update. Keepsake Movie Kickstarter!   Music: Binary Counter - Aquatic Ambiance Remix Deep Sea Descent

A great beast of the deep threatens the Inconsiderate, and it's up the crew of three whaling boats to put the creature down before the ship is torn apart. And even as the ship is beset from without, a cancerous secret eats away at her core-- a tale known only to the Captain. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour NarbalBK - Impending Darkness Dark Fantasy Studio - Kraken Dark Fantasy Studio...

The Inconsiderate, fully crewed and provisioned, sets out across the sea in what promises to be a dangerous, and, if successful, legendary journey. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Dark Fantasy Studio - Into Wild Lands Alexander Nakarada - Jolly Good Captain Kevin MacLeod - Amazing Plan Distressed Alexander Nakarada - Tam Lin Myuu - Suspicious Kevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel Faster Al...

Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton, along with special guest Alan Sells, to discuss Contingency, the 2nd arc of Season 2. A structural note: If you're just wanting to get the recap, stop listening when the recap is done. We continue from there into behind the scenes discussion, and then future spoilers through the Voyage Arc of Season 4.

The painful visions persist, and point the locals toward the center of a tragic mystery. NOTE: The Hunting Ground arc was recorded as a one-shot in a very game-centric mode; there was no guarantee that clues wouldn't be missed. Stay tuned after the episode for a quick run-down of the background of what happened in the arc and what was and wasn't discovered. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic...

The seemingly untraceable threats on those who've encountered the strange child escalate, as unaccountable visions harry their minds. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour ErikMMusic - Eerie Ambience Brodo - The Horror Of It All Michael Wite - In the Night Michael Wite - Danger Coming Myuu - MSP#2:DEVOUR Myuu - Spooky Place Myuu - Blackout Myuu - The Crypt Myuu - Countdown ErikMMusic - Tra...

It's hard times in the small town of Poet Falls, where disappearances, a rash of robberies, and a widespread skin affliction threaten the community's very survival. Four locals reckon with their strange encounters with a mysterious child, and an unseen force sets its sights upon them.  Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - Running From Death Jason Shaw - Autumn Sunset Jos...

A handful of pretty nifty... almost-announcements? teases? previews? And a fun work story in the fan mail. Music: White Bat Audio - Aurora Kevin MacLeod - Ossuary 5 - Rest

Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton, Dan, and Jhan to discuss The Tower Inverted, the inaugural arc of Season 2. A structural note: If you're just wanting to get the recap, stop listening when the recap is done. We continue from there into behind the scenes discussion, and then future spoilers through the Voyage Arc of Season 4.

Vandemiaire himself faces Mitch in a fight to the death, with the administrative agenda of the entire port on the line. Music Credits: Jason Shaw - Plantation Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Dark Fantasy Studio - As if it comes Dark Fantasy Studio - Deep Josh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight (Instrumental) Free Dramatic Scores - Tales From the Asylum Kevin MacLeod - Ibn Al-Noor Dark Fantasy Stud...

Mitch and Ghertik face off in a heavyweight bout for the ages. And deep in the inscrutable heart of Vandemiaire's palace, Kaelar is given a tempting offer with horrifying implications. Music Credits: Jason Shaw - Plantation Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Borrtex - Darkness Alexander Nakarada - Mjolnir Dark Fantasy Studio - Primal Sergey Cheremisinov - Old Ally Dark Fantasy Studio - Iron Knight Dar...

Mitch awakens to a knife poised to strike-- and an unexpected complication to his journey. Kaelar, meanwhile, is given an important and dangerous task, on which the outcome of the Contest very likely depends. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Darren Curtis - Labyrinth of Lost Dreams Alexander Nakarada - Tam Lin Josh Woodward - I'm Letting Go (Instrumental) Fragrance99 - Deep Sea Alexan...

Torc fights to keep Bas's crew in the contest, but the odds are stacked against him all unseen. Meanwhile, Faolan and Koji find themselves faced with the inscrutable puzzle of Faolan's very existence. Music Credits: Kai Engel - Phantasm Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Wild West Vikings Naoya Sakamata - 冥罰 - Dark Piano Music  Darren Curtis - Lord McDeath Creepythemes - From th...

A deadly fighting tournament ensues, while Mitch has a conversation, impossibly, with Koji Miyazaki, in a place beyond time and space. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Cool Vibes Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Dark Fantasy Studio - Captain's Tribute Blue Crystal Star - Wayfarer (Improv) Somewhere Off Jazz Street - If I Could Tell You Darren Curtis - Highland Castle Greyskull - Time (Greyskull Remix)...

No episode this week, for reasons discussed here. Also, how the hell did this mail ever get delivered? It seems physically impossible. Music: Three Chain Links - Demons Kai Engel - Phantasm

Play ball! Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour E's Jammy Jams - Take Me Out To The Ballgame Josh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight (Instrumental) Kevin MacLeod - Aunt Tagonist Fragrance99 - Deep Sea Dark Fantasy Studio - The Ocean Takes it All Myuu - Take a Chance Helen Dell - Take me out to the Ballgame Josh Woodward - Brown Boxes (Instrumental) Lindsay - sewermap 2 Greyskull - Time (...

The crew of the Inconsiderate must now face the Kidnapping Game, an event so stacked against them that any outcome other than total disaster seems impossible. Clever planning, perfectly applied leverage, and a decent chunk of luck are all sorely needed if the crew is to even see the next event. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Tam Lin Alexander Nakarada - Blood Ea...

A mob, rather more organized than it appears, probes the Inconsiderate's defenses. Defending the ship, however, is but one item on an ever-lengthening list of unlikely tasks the crew must undertake, should they wish to ever leave Nantucket. Music Credits: Xenojam - Stellar Voices Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Seven Seas Jason Shaw - Plantation Alexander Werner Jr - Two Horses...

Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton to discuss the Out of Time Arc. A structural note: If you're just wanting to get the recap, stop listening when the recap is done. We continue from there into behind the scenes discussion, and then future spoilers through the Voyage Arc of Season 4. A further note: There are a lot more arcs than there are players in The ORPHEUS Protocol, so the player thanks wil...

With mere, precious hours left before the Contest of the Four Winds begins, the crew of the Inconsiderate scramble to gather actionable intelligence. But the less-disreputable captaincies of Nantucket turn out to be disappointingly organized and well-defended... Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Battle of the Creek Alexander Nakarada - Mjolnir Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada -...

Captain Bas takes his place on Nantucket's ruling council, and the political situation immediately verges on the murderous. Meanwhile, Mitch and Torc, now unknowing political prisoners, must find a method of escape, not to mention the first scrap of information about what's going on. Music Credits: Myuu - Play With Me Three Chain Links - Magic Hour ErikMMusic - The Squirrel Took It Blue Crystal St...

Kaelar and 733 rush to the harbor as the ship burns. Meanwhile, news of the Inconsiderate's fate misses Torc and Mitch, who are already in the midst of a situation requiring command of both violence and people skills. Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Night of Mystery Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Dark Fantasy Studio - The Harbor Dark Fantasy Studio - House on Fire Dark Fantasy Studio - High Se...

The Inconsiderate limps along the coast, severely undermanned as its captain drinks the days away. Mitch, Torc, Kaelar, and 733 must take matters into their own hands to gain a more substantial crew and badly needed supplies, if their voyage is to have a chance of success. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Jolly Good Captain Alexander Nakarada - Vladimir Dark Fanta...

Rob has actually rather a lot of announcements, and answers some popcorn style questions. Music: White Bat Audio - Mysterious Fog White Bat Audio - The Host White Bat Audio - Blackened Skies