The Orpheus Protocol

As the mental resonance between Notus and Model-101 builds in strength, the fundamental friction between their unlike minds manifests as an incarnation of that which opposes each of them in turn. A hideously twisted form of Joseph Miller has come to mete out vengeance upon both psychonauts. And while the Hidden House, as well as the ritual space within it, is as safe as can be managed, there are s...

Rhett Bordeaux attempts an unprecedented fusion of psychic and arcane feats to merge the minds of Notus Fredericks and Model-101, attempting to free the Expression's mind from its creator, once and for all. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Xenojam - Towards Death Kevin MacLeod - Birch Run Kandinsky - Night Crawl Three Chain Links - It's all too much Sleep Rivers - Festival of Fire Spirits Dar...

An overwhelming military force descends on Ishmael, Faolan, Stasya, Walter, and Mitch, as the world remembers that a place called Chester, Illinois exists. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Peter Rudenko - 5:00 AM Scott Buckley - The Fury Natus - Cure Alexander Nakarada - Foam Rubber Headlighter- At the Crime Scene Neuron Spectre - Full Moon Overdrive (2018 mix) Alexander Nakarada - Headless H...

In which Ben, Alan, and Rob discuss The Sedition arc of Season 3.

A deep investigation into Alison's condition yields findings that any sane person would deem impossible... were a truly Impossible Man not at work between the threads of time and space. And deep in the woods, at the heart of a spatial maelstrom, Chad's fate is decided.  Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Josh Woodward - Vagabond (Instrumental) Greyskull - Time (Greyskull Remix) F.O.G. - Interva...

The residents of the Hidden House must decide what to do with their highly unconventional and unannounced guest. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - Enemy Kevin MacLeod - Deep Noise Alexander Nakarada - The Wandering King Alexander Nakarada - Sneaky Sloth Kevin MacLeod - Aunt Tagonist Kevin MacLeod - Heart of the Beast White Bat Audio - Interdimensional Horrors Alexander Nakara...

The burden of an impossible choice falls upon Rhett, Kathleen, and Notus. And to make matters worse, either choice they make will devastate half of their friends at the Hidden House. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kai Engel - Prologue Jason Shaw - Serenity Scott Buckley - Absolution Myuu - To Zanarkand Kai Engel - September ErikMMusic - Empty Reflections (Slow Version) Kai Engel - October S...

Rhett Bordeaux, Kathleen Lithgow, and Notus Fredericks return Clarent to the hand of Walter Marchand, but the forces at war within the weapon bearer threaten to tear him, and perhaps the world, apart. Music: Myuu - To Zanarkand Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Three Chain Links - Let's go home, Snake. Peter Rudenko - 5:00 AM Kevin MacLeod - Giant Wyrm Myuu - Trailer Theme Kai Engel - December Fragra...

In which Ben, Dan, Lilit, and Rob discuss The Thief's Tale arc of Season 3.

The struggle against the Mnemophage grows ever deadlier as Faolan and Ishmael labor to awaken. And the first domino falls in a series of reckonings decades in the making. Music: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - Crash Site Kevin MacLeod - The House of Leaves White Bat Audio - Mark of the Doom Slayer ROZKOL - Faces to the Sky White Bat Audio - Torn Flesh Black Juggernaut - Stormwitch...

Music: Three Chain Links - Demons

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...

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 Mi...

  ***Rainfall is a living campaign, with players from the cast and community of The ORPHEUS Protocol. If you'd like to play, please join The ORPHEUS Protocol Patreon 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 show...

***Rainfall is a living campaign, with players from the cast and community of The ORPHEUS Protocol. If you'd like to play, please join The ORPHEUS Protocol Patreon 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...

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.

In which Rob and Lilit discuss Rob's favorite TV program.

In which Rob and Lilit discuss David Lynch's first feature film.

Rob has a frankly unwieldy freight of announcements to share. Music by Michael O'Neill Additional Music: Mortwight - Late Spring Burial

In which Ben, Dan, Rob, Lilit, and Nick discuss the Pilgrimage arc of Season 3. Music: Kevin MacLeod - Schemeing Weasel (Faster)

In which Ben, Rob, and Dan discuss the Diaspora Arc of Season 3.

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 - A...

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...

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...

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 Mar...