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) Gr…

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…

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 - Empt…

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 Wyr…

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 Ba…

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…

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 …

***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 ho…

***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 …

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 War…

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 -…

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 Scot…

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 Cro…

In which Ben, Dan, and Rob discuss the City on Fire arc of Season 3.

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…

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 - Plan…

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 - Ita…

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…

Mitch and Faolan arrive at Daedelus Tower, which is now in the clutches of the Architect. . -..- .--. .- -. ... .. --- -. / .. -. / .--. .-. --- --. .-. . ... ... .-.-.- / . -..- -.-. .. ... . / ..-. .-. --- -- / .--. --- - . -. - .. .- .-.. / -. --- -.. . ... .-.-.- / .--. .- .-. .- -- --- ..- -. - / ..- .-. --. . -. -.-. -.-- .-.-.- Music: Three …

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

In which Ben and Rob discuss the Parting of Ways Arc of Season 3.

Music: Daniel Birch - Sleep

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…

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 Alexande…

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 Acti…

Music: Zeal and Ardor - une ville vide

In which Ben and Rob discuss the Rescue Arc of Season 3.

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 - Binding…

Mitch and Faolan navigate the halls of the Chester Mental Health center, increasingly convinced that something deeply unnatural has occured on the site-- even beyond the evil they tracked here. And their investigation of the somehow spiritually unclean building sees them stepping onto a stage they do not yet understand. Music Credits: Three Chain L…

The would-be rescue of Mitch and Faolan by Danny chambers is swiftly cast into doubt by the wrath of the Mnemophage. And elsewhere in Chester, a terrible new facet of the ongoing eldritch crisis bears its first fruits. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Zander Noriega - Dragged Through Hellfire Vasilis Nektarios Georgoulis - A Horror Sho…

Newly reunited, Mitch and Faolan must find a way to defend themselves and the gathered civilians from the threat of the Mnemophage long enough to concoct an escape plan. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Synth Kid - Devotion Myuu - CountdownSergey Cheremisinov - Midnight Talk Tristan Lohengrin - Le Manège des DamnésPeter Rudenko - 5:00 …

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

The library burns, and the man who set the fire did so as an act of defiance-- against the closest thing mankind has to a benevolent god. Now in command of his full memories and strength, Mitch draws Excalibur to face down a fated enemy. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Sergey Cheremisinov - BurningAlexander Nakarada - The Wandering Ki…

Mitch awakens to discover the situation has worsened. The struggle to stop the school from being overrun becomes more desperate as the night deepens... Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano, Cello, and Clarinet Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Bittersweet White Bat Audio - The Host White Bat Audio - Waking From Unconsciousness Myuu - N…

Chester High School is put under siege by a deadly swarm of arachnids, whose behavior demands more than a simply naturalistic explanation. Meanwhile, at 93.1 WCHR, a radio host finds himself in over his head to a truly incomprehensible degree. Music Credits: The Contradiction - She Is Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Dark Fantasy Studio - SacrificeA.…

Did this night follow that day? Or are we all forgetting something? Something is wrong here in Chester-- everyone feels it, even if nobody knows it. Music Credits: Into the Silence - Obviously Clear Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Mutiara Damansara - Laura Palmer’s Spiritual Brother Kevin MacLeod - Very Low Note Myuu - Flowered Rust Kai Engel - Clou…

Here's why the delay was longer than expected. If the next episode doesn't come out this coming Monday, it will come out the Monday after that. I'm grieving, but as they say, the show must go on. Music: Scott Buckley - I Walk With Ghosts

Music: Zeal and Ardor - Cinq

A pleasant Spring day in Chester, Illinois. Music Credits: VITNE - Edge Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode Josh Woodward - Branches (Instrumental) Josh Woodward - Follow the Road (Instrumental) Natus - When It Comes A.Romeo - Black Water Kai Engel - Shining Dawn Sergey Cheremisinov - Train Cloudkicker - One Enemy Among Twenty-Five Million Friends White …