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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 444
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 189: Selected Scenes From the End of the World
Some stories are too large for the telling. And yet, we must strive to divine a message of hope in the patterns traced by chaos. Music Credits: Myuu - In the House, In a Heartbeat (28 Days Later C…
Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Reflections Part I and Overdue Book
Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton, along with Dan, to discuss the first episode of the Reflections arc, as well as the entirety of the Overdue Book Arc. A structural note: If you're just wanting t…
State of ORPHEUS / Mail Room the Twelfth
Moving... Week... Music: White Bat Audio - Last Stop Neuron Spectre - The Cellar
State of ORPHEUS / Mail Room the Eleventh
Moving Day... Music Credits: White Bat Audio - Free Horror Background Music
Episode 188: Visitations Part X
The very heart of the Fecundity beats blinding bright and savage in a rhythm whose teeth gnash the world, and in the scything spaces between stand our travelers. The fate of the Inviolate Stone and …
Fourth Anniversary Q&A Special
Wow. 4 years of The ORPHEUS Protocol, and we're still going strong... In two different worlds now. I'm joined by Alan, Dan, Lilit, Nick, and host Jhan to reminisce on the year in ORPHEUS, and answer…
Episode 187: Visitations Part IX
Mitch stands in the intersection of past and future, as vast and baleful forces are brought to bear on the Place of the Inviolate Stone. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Peter Rudenko …
Episode 186: Visitations Part VIII
The Ritual of Breath begins, and within its ancient power lies the fulcrum of great and inscrutable fates. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Fantasy AmbiancePSICODR…
Episode 185: Visitations Part VII
To continue in his battle against his sword foe, Mitch faces an impossible choice. And he has little time to make that choice, as the full fury of the undead horde is turned directly upon him as his…
Episode 184: Visitations Part VI
An unexpected enemy from Mitch's earlier travels in this strange land has arrived on the field of battle, changing the complexion of the travelers' efforts to keep the caravan safe. What was to be a…
Episode 183: Visitations Part V
Tensions rise among our travelers as the cost of Kaelar's deal with the Cult of the Inviolate Stone comes to light. Meanwhile, Torc's battle for survival somehow gains even higher stakes. Music Cre…
State of ORPHEUS / Mail Room the Tenth
Some pretty exciting news, and a smattering of listener mail questions answered.
Episode 182: Visitations Part IV
Torc is completely overwhelmed. The caravan is helpless before the horde of infected dead without the help of an enigmatic cult of death-worshippers. Can our travelers really have arrived at their …
Episode 181: Visitations Part III
Torc battles against a seemingly inexhaustible horde of deadly enemies, as the caravan encampment prepares for battle... Music Credits: Igor Sysoev - Night Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Scott Buck…
Episode 180: Visitations Part II
Mitch, Torc, Kaelar, and 733 seek out the place where the other caravan was attacked, in search of survivors. What they find is a further complication with disturbing implications. Music Credits: …
Episode 179: Visitations Part I
The caravan arrives at the Place of the Inviolate Stone, and discovers that the religious sect that serve as stewards of the Stone possess improbable knowledge... And the situation only becomes more …
Lore, Lyres, and Liars: Missing Pieces
Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton, along with players Dan and Jhan, to discuss Missing Pieces, the first non-prologue arc of the campaign, and look back on the first appearances of long-running cha…
Episode 178: The Princess's Tale Part II
733's story continues, with pirate antics aplenty, but also with an undeniable undercurrent of uncomfortable strangeness, hinting at a possible darker, root truth to the tall tale. Music Credits: A…
Episode 177: The Princess's Tale Part I
As the Caravan approaches its destination, former Princess 733 takes her turn to tell a tale with the express objective of telling a FUN story. Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Mjolnir Three Cha…
Lore, Lyres, and Liars: The Shudder
Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton to recap and discuss the very first ORPHEUS arc, The Shudder. A structural note: If you're just wanting to get the recap, stop listening when the recap is done. W…