The Orpheus Protocol

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 DarknessDark Fantasy Studio - KrakenDark Fantasy Studio - LeviathanAlexander Nakarada - Stygian RiseThe Contradiction - She Is The Contradiction - CatastropheDEgITx - Robotic CyclesJehf Jones - Cadaverine QueenDark Fantasy Studio - They Don't Return Darren Curtis - It's in the FogScott Buckley - World of MagicMyuu - HopelessZero-project - Letter to a PrincessAdditional music by Michael O'Neill Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 LandsAlexander Nakarada - Jolly Good CaptainKevin MacLeod - Amazing Plan DistressedAlexander Nakarada - Tam LinMyuu - SuspiciousKevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel FasterAlexander Nakarada - Scheming Weasel (Metal Version)Alexander Nakarada - He's a ParrotDark Fantasy Studio - Unholy WaterDark Fantasy Studio - The Ocean Takes it AllDark Fantasy Studio - BuccaneersKevin MacLeod - Right Behind YouDark Fantasy Studio - LeviathanAdditional music by Michael O'Neill Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 Hour Free Dramatic Scores - The StrangersFree Dramatic Scores - Feel the KnifeMatty M - A New BeginningMatty M - Fall into OblivionMatty M - Seymour Duncan BlackoutsKai Engel - SomnolenceAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic SunsetAdditional music by Michael O'NeillOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 AmbienceBrodo - The Horror Of It AllMichael Wite - In the Night Michael Wite - Danger ComingMyuu - MSP#2:DEVOURMyuu - Spooky PlaceMyuu - BlackoutMyuu - The CryptMyuu - CountdownErikMMusic - Trapped BelowErikMMusic - In the Dead of NightOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 DeathJason Shaw - Autumn SunsetJosh Woodward - Bob Sells Chevrolets (Instrumental)White Bat Audio - Mysterious FogWhite Bat Audio - Frozen in FearMyuu - Growing ShadowsJosh Woodward - Midnight SunMidnightPiano - First EncounterMidnightPiano - There's a Man in the Woods Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 comesDark Fantasy Studio - DeepJosh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight (Instrumental)Free Dramatic Scores - Tales From the AsylumKevin MacLeod - Ibn Al-NoorDark Fantasy Studio - Creepy DollFragrance99 - Gloomy SundayDEgITx - MinefieldKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 5 - AntechamberNaoya Sakamata - 業火 - hellfireDEgITx - Robotic CyclesDEgITx - Dead SpaceDark Fantasy Studio - Treacherous WatersErikMMusic - High Atop the TowerWombatNoisesAudio - Waltz of the Skeleton KeysDark Fantasy Studio - Captain's Tribute Alexander Nakarada - Nomadic SunsetOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 - DarknessAlexander Nakarada - MjolnirDark Fantasy Studio - PrimalSergey Cheremisinov - Old AllyDark Fantasy Studio - Iron KnightDark Fantasy Studio - Bone BreakerDEgITx - Robotic CyclesKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 4 - BreathKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 6 - The PitNaoya Sakamata - 冥罰 - Dark Piano MusicDark Fantasy Studio - The AtticDarren Curtis - Unknown FearFragrance99 - Deep SeaDark Fantasy Studio - The Story Behind her Smile Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 DreamsAlexander Nakarada - Tam LinJosh Woodward - I'm Letting Go (Instrumental)Fragrance99 - Deep SeaAlexander Nakarada - Foam RubberAlexander Nakarada - The CrownAlexander Nakarada - EscapeAlexander Nakarada - Battle of the CreekNaoya Sakamata - 衝動的平和と笑顔の屍 - DARk PIANO MUSICAlexander Nakarada - GrundarWhite Bat Audio - Sanity Unravels Alexander Nakarada - Unforgettable JourneyMyuu - Beth's ThemeKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 6 - The PitOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 VikingsNaoya Sakamata - 冥罰 - Dark Piano Music Darren Curtis - Lord McDeathCreepythemes - From the ShadowsWhite Bat Audio - Los Angeles 2077Myuu - What Could Have BeenNaoya Sakamata - 衝動的平和と笑顔の屍 - DARk PIANO MUSICKevin MacLeod - Aunt TagonistFree Dramatic Scores - The BeastSergey Cheremisinov - DestroyerROZKOL - Faces to the SkyKevin MacLeod - Right Behind YouScott Buckley - The Things That Keep Us Here Dark Fantasy Studio - BuccaneersOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 TributeBlue Crystal Star - Wayfarer (Improv)Somewhere Off Jazz Street - If I Could Tell YouDarren Curtis - Highland CastleGreyskull - Time (Greyskull Remix)Kai Engel - CloudburstThree Chain Links - DemonsScott Buckley - HymnDaniel Birch - PainAlexander Nakarada - Wild West VikingsAlexander Nakarada - MjolnirDark Fantasy Studio - Jolly RogerOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 BallgameJosh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight (Instrumental)Kevin MacLeod - Aunt Tagonist Fragrance99 - Deep SeaDark Fantasy Studio - The Ocean Takes it All Myuu - Take a ChanceHelen Dell - Take me out to the BallgameJosh Woodward - Brown Boxes (Instrumental)Lindsay - sewermap 2Greyskull - Time (Greyskull Remix)Josh Woodward - Fluttery By, Butterfly (Instrumental)Sergey Cheremisinov - Seven LightsJosh Woodward - On Brevity (Instrumental)Peter Rudenko - 5:00 AMKevin MacLeod - Mind ChaosJosh Woodward - She Dreams in Blue (Instrumental)Project Divinity - MetamorphosisWhite Bat Audio - From Beyond the StarsSynth Kid - DevotionProject Divinity - Third AwakeningKevin MacLeod - Cool VibesKai Engel - PhantasmOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 LinAlexander Nakarada - Blood EagleKevin MacLeod - The Cool SideAlexander Nakarada - Cocktails and LobstersDark Fantasy Studio - Pirate Attack!Myuu - Bloody Tears (Castlevania Cover)Josh Woodward - Good to Go (Instrumental)E's Jammy Jams - Take Me Out To The BallgameOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 SeasJason Shaw - PlantationAlexander Werner Jr - Two HorsesAlexander Nakarada - The Cold BattleDark Fantasy Studio - ThievesStephane Lorello - Metal FantasyAlexander Nakarada - Floating OompaDarren Curtis - Fireside TalesJosh Woodward - Follow the Road (Instrumental)Alexander Nakarada - EntertainmentAlexander Nakarada - Shelter SongAlexander Nakarada - CelebrationDark Fantasy Studio - Nightfall Sublustris Nox - Fata MorganaKevin MacLeod - Achaidh CheideAlexander Nakarada - The Return v2Ezietto - Stars and WarriorsOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 will be spread out over LL&L episodes.

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 - The Streets of PragueAlexander Nakarada - TavernErikMMusic - The Sinister PlotKevin MacLeod - Hidden Agendalindsay - sewermap 2Scott Buckley - The Old OnesNaoya Sakamata - 衝動的平和と笑顔の屍 - DARk PIANO MUSICKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 4 - BreathDark Fantasy Studio - The Ocean Takes it AllAlexander Nakarada - Seven SeasOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 ItBlue Crystal Star - Wayfarer (Improv)Heliline Kelluke - Their Water is CursedXenojam - Stellar VoicesMyuu - Look OutScott Buckley - EidolonMahray - The Questioning SuiteDark Fantasy Studio - The HarborAlexander Nakarada - He's a ParrotHelen Dell - Take me out to the Ballgame Dark Fantasy Studio - Buccaneers Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 HarborDark Fantasy Studio - House on FireDark Fantasy Studio - High SeasProject Divinity - Little People Alexander Nakarada - Mjolnir Myuu - Something's WrongNaoya Sakamata - Chain BorderKai Engel - Run Dark Fantasy Studio - BuccaneersOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 CaptainAlexander Nakarada - VladimirDark Fantasy Studio - Captain's Tribute Alexander Nakarada - Silly IntroAlexander Nakarada - TavernJason Shaw - Sneaky SnooperDarren Curtis - Fireside TalesAlexander Nakarada - Entertainment Darren Curtis - Music in the StreetsKevin MacLeod - Sneaky AdventureAlexander Nakarada - Floating OompaAlexander Nakarada - Night of Mystery Dark Fantasy Studio - ThievesOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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

Rhett must retrieve Bok Hui from the woods, and the residents of the Hidden House must give them every bit of support they can, if the two of them are to have any chance of interfering in the machinations of the 8th Expression. Music Credits: Myuu - Reversion Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - Hunting Grounds Myuu - OutsiderMyuu - Promise (Silent Hill 2 Cover) Dark Fantasy Studio - I Miss You so Much City-Hunter - UNATCO - Orange EditionThree Chain Links - Deus Ex - Unatco HeadquartersF.O.G. - Intervalo de HorrorWhite Bat Audio - FortressWhite Bat Audio - The Shape Mykee Morettini - Halloween Theme Slow VersionKevin MacLeod - Aunt TagonistJosh Woodward - Overthrown (Instrumental Version)VITNE - Say GoodbyeAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic Sunset (2019)Myuu - In the House, In a Heartbeat (28 Days Later Cover)Myuu - Cornered Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Rhett and Andersen are trapped in a mental maze of horror, while Bok Hui stares the terrifying answer to several recent questions in the face. Music Credits: Josh Woodward - Under the Stairs (Instrumental Version)Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Friday the 13thDOS-88 - Checking ManifestKevin MacLeod - Awkward MeetingJosh Woodward - Cien Volando (Instrumental Version) Myuu - MSP#2: VOICESKevin MacLeod - Long Note OneGhost Stories Incorporated - Lake of Lasting AgonyMyuu - MSP#2:STEELWhite Bat Audio - EnemyMatty M - Remember Your JourneyThree Chain Links - We Aren't Alone Here…Matty M - The VoidMyuu - Ground Noises White Bat Audio - Last RainfallKevin MacLeod - FiresongKai Engel - SoporMyuu - Myuu - In the House, In a Heartbeat (28 Days Later Cover) Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Andersen lands Rhett and Bok Hui in some trouble, and a hidden house in the woods becomes the stage of a makeshift resistance against the inevitable. Music Credits: White Bat Audio - Last Rainfall Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Three Chain Links - HideWhite Bat Audio - EnemyThree Chain Links - FeverishROZKOL - If TheseJason Shaw - Acoustic MeditationKai Engel - HeadwayKai Engel - MurmurationKevin MacLeod - Lightless Dawn Josh Woodward - Private Hurricane Instrumental VersionMyuu - To Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X Cover) Project Divinity - Floating Rafael Krux - Horror MysteryMyuu - In the House, In a Heartbeat (28 Days Later Cover)Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Rhett and Bok Hui face down the 8th Expression-- and consequently the shape of things to come. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - Get OutThe Contradiction - She IsWhite Bat Audio - HypersleepThree Chain Links - It Can't be Bargained WithThree Chain Links - Drive FastWhite Bat Audio - Black TarSomewhere off Jazz Street - Tonight White Bat Audio - Last Rainfall Kevin MacLeod - AnguishHiroki Matsui - My Voice is Dark AmbientKai Engel - Vintage FramesJason Shaw - Serenity Jason Shaw - WordsElvis Herod - New Myuu - Resident Evil 2 Save Room ThemeMyuu - In the House, In a Heartbeat (28 Days Later Cover)Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

I didn't actually break the shortness record; I'll try to forgive myself. Music: White Bat Audio - Running From Death

Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton, along with Jhan and Dan, to discuss the Reunions and Bereavement Arcs. 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 end of Season Three. A further note: There are a lot more arcs than there are players in The ORPHEUS Protocol, so the player thanks will be spread out over LL&L episodes.

Music: White Bat Audio - Heart of Night

Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton, along with Jhan and Dan, to discuss the Agendas 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 Visitations Arc of Season 3.

The investigators follow the paths of the impossible maze mapped by the book found by Engels, and discover vistas of madness they could never have imagined. Music Credits White Bat Audio - Last Rainfall Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - Satiate StringsErikMMusic - Moonlit Chambers Mykee Morettini - FEAR ALLAlexander Hoff - Abandoned MansionTri-Tachyon - Edge of the WastelandsAlexander Nakarada - Now We FeastSergey Cheremisinov - Just RunSergey Cheremisinov - LucernaSergey Cheremisinov - Cursed HouseMyuu - Ground NoisesWhite Bat Audio - Unhuman De Fyras Tecken - Ninth Anticipate Moog Minitaur and guitar horror Myuu - Resident Evil 2 Save Room ThemeOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

The investigators have come to understand, on some level, that they are in a trap. But Gerhardt Manor is much more than a simple trap-- it is a place of power. Just what power it serves, and how it serves, will threaten to break the investigators' minds. Music Credits White Bat Audio - Last Rainfall Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - TenebraeMyuu - Walking into DarknessMATHBAT - Rasputin Crawls out of the Neva River Covered in a Dark, Oily SubstanceNaoya Sakamata - There is no one ElseProject Divinity - Gathering DuskDe Fyras Tecken - Ninth Anticipate Moog Minitaur and guitar horror soundtrack Kevin MacLeod - The House of LeavesOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

A sudden storm of violence breaks out in the previously silent halls of Gerhardt Manor, where blood and confusion feel disquietingly at home. Music Credits White Bat Audio - Last Rainfall Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - Wicked City Three Chain Links - Rewiring the MainframeThree Chain Links - We Aren't Alone Here…Darren Curtis - My Dark PassengerMyuu - MSP#2: VOICESA.Romeo - Frozen BreathMidnightPiano - There's a Man in the WoodsWhite Bat Audio - Broken White Bat Audio - Self InflictedWhite Bat Audio - HardwareThree Chain Links - ShadowsFree Dramatic Scores - The StrangersOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

In the Winter of 2015-2016, the world is, compared to what is shortly to come, quiet. But even in times of peace, there are places where the dark threatens to seep in from somewhere outside our ken-- one such precarious place and time is the investigation of a strange and unexplained homicide... Music Credits White Bat Audio - Empty City Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - Blackened SkiesCity-Hunter - InvestigationDOS-88 - Checking ManifestKevin MacLeod - Deadly RouletteMyuu - Living in the DarkDarren Curtis - Sweet Little LullabyKevin MacLeod - CryptoMyuu - MSP#1: FORSAKENDark Fantasy Studio - EvidenceMyuu - Fatal ShrineKai Engel - Streets as FriendsDark Fantasy Studio - I'm SorryOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton, along with Dan, to discuss the Reflections arc, starting with episode 2 through the end. 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 Visitations Arc of Season 3.

Upon a train, speeding across the English countryside, Freya, Seamus, Howard, and Vivien Braddock fight to their last against the forces of Sol Invictus, to secure the fate of the Memory Stones and vouchsafe their lasting impact upon the world of the arcane. Music Credits Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Dark Fantasy Studio - House on FireMyuu - Run!Darren Curtis - Ignite the FireFragrance99 - LunaticNaoya Sakamata - Elimination of WallMyuu - ReflectionCocour - Todd's ArrivalNaoya Sakamata - 無の鼓動と月 - DARK PIANO MUSICDarren Curtis - Soul's DepartureKevin MacLeod - Right Behind YouDarren Curtis - Maleficent MysticismDouglas Mendes - Red Violin Rock CapriceROZKOL - It's Waking UpXenojam - Go Mad and BurnHiroki Matsui - My Voice is Dark AmbientKai Engel - Avenge the FallenDark Fantasy Studio - AeonAlexander Nakarada - BonfireDarren Curtis - QuirkasaurusAlexander Nakarada - The Wandering KingGreyskull - Time (Greyskull Remix)Kevin MacLeod - Lightless DawnJosh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight (Instrumental)Kevin MacLeod - VanishingMyuu - Stronger Together Three Chain Links - Dance HarderOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Having collided directly with their opponents' own attempt to steal the runestones from beneath the British Museum, Freya, Seamus, and Howard must fight their way out with the prize. And it becomes clear that Sol Invictus has plans that extend beyond mere theft... Music Credits Kai Engel - Snowfall Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Now or NeverKai Engel - Chant of Night BladesDark Fantasy Studio - PrimalNaoya Sakamata - Elimination of WallROZKOL - HoenikkerCreepythemes - From the ShadowsL'Incal Noir - Analog Horror StingsDark Fantasy Studio - Dance of DeathMyuu - Spook BoxAlexander Nakarada - VladimirMyuu - Run! Dark Fantasy Studio - Dark SecretMyuu - It's Not Over YetAlexander Nakarada - CountdownNaoya Sakamata - Invisible ShadowNaoya Sakamata - Savage MountainAlexander Nakarada - Putin's Lullaby Alexander Nakarada - TapNaoya Sakamata - 冥罰 - Dark Piano Music 1-Minute-Music - Rise of the KingOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Freya, Seamus, and Howard visit the deeply damaged Sir Alfred Spencer, in hopes of gaining some insight into Lars Keswick's plans. And armed with whatever clues they can muster, they must then breach the British Museum before their opponents can manage the feat... Music Credits Ghost Stories Incorporated - Eulogy Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kai Engel - SnowfallNatus - RoughMyuu - Song of UnhealingKevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano Violin and ViolaGhost Stories Incorporated - Alone With Your VoicesNaoya Sakamata - 衝動的平和と笑顔の屍 - DARk PIANO MUSICMyuu - Down the Rabbit HoleDarren Curtis - The Witch's LairAlexander Nakarada - FreedomKevin MacLeod - Satiate StringsNaoya Sakamata - Invisible ShadowOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

The Discovery Club's enemies are plainly one step ahead, with a supposedly secret meeting now the site of a vicious attack. Freya, Seamus, and the mysterious Howard Keswick spring into action to stop Sol Invictus from winning the war before it even begins. Music Credits Eric Satie: Gymnopedie No 2 Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Ambush - Naoya Sakamata - Hand RejectionNaoya Sakamata - Consolation|Dark Fantasy Studio - Death or GloryNaoya Sakamata - 業火 - hellfireNaoya Sakamata - SenkouMyuu - BraveryAlexander Nakarada - Come CloserAlexander Nakarada - Foam RubberKevin MacLeod - The DreadMyuu - Cold ShiversNaoya Sakamata - Hide HostilityFragrance99 - MisconceptionKevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano, Cello, and ClarinetKevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano Violin and ViolaOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

The Discovery Club has been burned to the ground, and a new kind of threat is metastasizing in the hidden places of London. Something must be done, but the matter of what, and by whom, is still an open question. Music Credits Natus - Screaming Silence Three Chain Links - Magic HourMyuu - Snow Wonders Naoya Sakamata - Mental PlunderMyuu - The UnknownFragrance99 - Gloomy SundayNaoya Sakamata - Ghost DominatesNaoya Sakamata - Elimination of WallNaoya Sakamata - 冥罰 - Dark Piano Music Myuu - Evil ReturnsFree Dramatic Scores - Tales From the AsylumNatus - CureKevin MacLeod - Quinn's Song: A New ManKevin MacLeod - Quinn's Song: First NightNatus - Rough Sergey Cheremisinov - Sea and Night Alexander Nakarada - FreedomKevin MacLeod - Eric Satie: Gymnopedie No 2Fragrance99 - Lightless HeavenMyuu - Twisted HappinessMyuu - Morbid MindAlexander Nakarada - BonfireAlexander Nakarada - Silly IntroNaoya Sakamata - 無の鼓動と月 - DARK PIANO MUSIC Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

A fair chunk of news, and a fan-favorite pet answers a letter from a listener...'s pet. Music: White Bat Audio - Black Rainbows Alexander Nakarada - Freedom

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 Cover)Jason Shaw - Green LeavesDark Fantasy Studio - Goodbye my friendDark Fantasy Studio - Let Me OutAlexander Nakarada - Foam RubberWhite Bat Audio - Frozen in FearNaoya Sakamata - Chemical AfterimageWhite Bat Audio - Subterranean TerrorLon Snow - Cello's CantaraKai Engel - Counting LightsDark Fantasy Studio - The Evil InsideDark Fantasy Studio - Just BehindDark Fantasy Studio - Dead RosesDark Fantasy Studio - To HellDark Fantasy Studio - Near Death ExperienceLifeform - Enjoy YourselfADRIANWAVE - RE It's Good To see You Again!!Dark Fantasy Studio - DNANaoya Sakamata - EmbodimentKevin MacLeod - The HiveSergey Cheremisinov - Midnight TalkROZKOL - Monkey and MoulageWhite Bat Audio - Mysterious Green FluidKai Engel - SceneryThree Chain Links - Masks and war drumsMyuu - Promise ~Reprise~ (Silent Hill 2 Cover)Dark Fantasy Studio - RunesAlexander Nakarada - FreedomScott Buckley - Growing UpScott Buckley - ReverieDark Fantasy Studio - OnionsAlexander Nakarada - SpringTHE WARHORSE - Caldor's Going Out of BusinessSleep Rivers - Above and AbyssKai Engel - DeliriumWhite Bat Audio - Interdimensional HorrorsGreyskull - Time (Greyskull Remix)Eslam Ghazal - The Rains of CastamereDark Fantasy Studio - In the ShadowsMyuu - Bloody Tears (Castlevania Cover)Myuu - Fatal ShrineKai Engel - A Neon FleshDark Fantasy Studio - The Killer StoryWhite Bat Audio - HypersleepWhite Bat Audio - Get OutFree Dramatic Scores - Tales From the AsylumKai Engel - Crying EarthKai Engel - (I am) Climbing on AirAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic Sunset (2019)Alexander Nakarada - WonderlandDark Fantasy Studio - Unholy WaterDark Fantasy Studio - Captain's TributeAlexander Nakarada - Pirates of the QuarantineAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic SunsetOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 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 Visitations Arc of Season 3.

Moving... Week... Music: White Bat Audio - Last Stop Neuron Spectre - The Cellar

Moving Day... Music Credits: White Bat Audio - Free Horror Background Music

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 those of all whose dooms have been drawn into its orbit are decided as heroes do battle with gods. Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Nomadic Dawn Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Hiroki Matsui - My Voice is Dark AmbientKai Engel - Between Nothing and EverythingWhite Bat Audio - ReptileXenojam - AbductionDarren Curtis - The BrotherhoodFree Dramatic Scores - Mountains of MadnessDarren Curtis - The InvasionKai Engel - The Price of ValourROZKOL - HoenikkerDarren Curtis - Ignite the FireKai Engel - Disciples of SteelDarren Curtis - The Phantom's CastleScott Buckley - The CallWhite Bat Audio - Journey into the BlackKevin MacLeod - Spacial WindsA.Romeo - Fatal DiscoveryEzietto - TrinityROZKOL - Called Your BluffKevin MacLeod - Deep NoiseScott Buckley - Soul SearcherAlexander Nakarada - TravelerZero-project - Princess of my HeartAlexander Nakarada - Foam RubberAlexander Nakarada - Life of a DogAlexander Nakarada - Silly IntroAlexander Nakarada - The Lone WolfSergey Cheremisinov - Tavern Peter Rudenko - 5:00 AMKai Engel - SeekerMyuu - In the House, In a Heartbeat (28 Days Later Cover)Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Poem - William Butler Yeats - The Second Coming 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 listener questions. Music by Michael O'Neill. 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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 - 5:00 AMMike G - SchamanicDrumGreyskull - Time (Greyskull Remix)Kai Engel - SoliBlue Crystal Star - A Handmaiden's DreamAlexander Nakarada - TravelerBlind Ear Left - Inner VisionNaoya Sakamata - EngulfKevin MacLeod - Unseen HorrorsKevin MacLeod - HushAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic Sunset (2019)Sergey Cheremisinov - Wastelands Kai Engel - Pacific Garbage PatchOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Additional Music by Michael O'Neill 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 attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.