The Orpheus Protocol

30/11/2024

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23/07/2024

Episode 305: Oblivion Part V

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 strength, Mitch draws Excalibur to face down a fated enemy.

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 Se...

06/07/2024

Episode 303: Oblivion Part III

Chester High School is under siege by uncountable spiders. A bad situation, even for Chester.

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 Li...

25/06/2024

Episode 302: Oblivion Part II

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.

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 -...

16/04/2024

Episode 299: Battle Lines Part III

The DAS Long-Range Cell, along with 401(I'm Not O)K, bring their abilities to bear against overwhelming odds as the Fecundity closes around Carthage like a snare.

The DAS Long-Range Cell, along with 401(I'm Not O)K, bring their abilities to bear against overwhelming odds as the Fecundity closes around Carthage like a snare. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour White Bat Audio - Predators Await Aim to Head - AFRAID White Bat Audio - Catacombs Cloudkic...

02/04/2024

Episode 297: Battle Lines Part I

In coming to the rescue of 401(I'm Not)OK, Ishmael finds himself responsible for more people than he'd prefer, given the apocalyptic situation.

And elsewhere, a harrowing journey begins.

In coming to the rescue of 401(I'm Not)OK, Ishmael finds himself responsible for more people than he'd prefer, given the apocalyptic situation. And elsewhere, a harrowing journey begins. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Dark Fantasy Studio - Ashes Three Chain Links - Gaining Traction Jo...

13/03/2024

Episode 296: The Accolade Part III

The Fate of Clarent is Decided.

Kathleen and Notus navigate the machinations of Carcosa in their own ways. Meanwhile, Rhett and Stasya must outfox Muninn and discover Walter Marchand's whereabouts. The fate of the sword can no longer be delayed in its coming to pass. Music Credits: Patreon (Baxter, King of the Kids) - Kevin MacLeo...

10/02/2024

Episode 293: No Man's Land Part III

The wrath of the fecundity falls upon the refugees as Ishmael and his team attempt to fulfill their mission.

Ishmael's plan to delay the closing of the great Fecund cordon is implemented, but not without deadly complication. The being known as Silent Father has taken notice of the DAS team, and will not allow its designs to be inconvenienced without reprisal. And within the town of Carthage, a strange, new...

30/01/2024

Episode 292: No Man's Land Part II

Ishmael must sneak past the floating fecund cordon to reach the refugee camp and warn them of the oncoming disaster. But tensions are running high enough in the camp without an inhuman and eclipsing threat to spice matters up.

Ishmael must sneak past the floating fecund cordon to reach the refugee camp and warn them of the oncoming disaster. But tensions are running high enough in the camp without an inhuman and eclipsing threat to spice matters up. There's precious little time to organize the survivors, and without organ...

22/01/2024

Episode 291: No Man's Land Part I

A DAS long-range team executes a precision strike on an important Fecundity site, but what unfolds from the assault suggests circumstances far more dire and strange than even Muninn had bargained for.

A DAS long-range team executes a precision strike on an important Fecundity site, but what unfolds from the assault suggests circumstances far more dire and strange than even Muninn had bargained for. Music Credits: White Bat Audio - Agent Cooper White Bat Audio - Patrol Bot White Bat Audio - Creepi...

12/01/2024

Episode 290: Reunion Tour Part III

A terrifying agent of the Fecundity hunts the members and crew of 401 (I'm Not O)K, as the social fabric of the American South frays ever more.

The members and crew of 401(I'm Not O)K have gained something they proufoundly wish they didn't have-- the attention of an unspeakable creature of the Fecundity. Outmatched as rats in a barrel, they must grasp at whatever desperate chances they can. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour MacL...

06/01/2024

Episode 289: Reunion Tour Part II

Escaping the stadium was a good first step to survival, but all Hell has broken loose in Louisiana, and the band needs to find a safe place and make a plan.

Easier said.

Fleeing the tides of living death, the members of 401(I'm Not O)K scramble for supplies and attempt to plan for survival, whether that means a few days or the rest of their lives. Meanwhile, the situation in Louisiana grows more complicated, and none of said complication is salutary to human surviva...