The Orphans

By The Light and Tragic Company

The Orphans is a cinematic sci-fi audio drama about survival in a harsh universe: castaways on a hostile world, A.I.s with unprecedented emotions, strangers who share faces, love and loss in a far-flu... more

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The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.

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October 27, 2025The Orphans Presents: Last Line. Rewind.
We proudly presents new anthology horror podcast from the creator of The Orphans, Last Line. Rewind.

FOLLOW LAST LINE. REWIND.⁠

Welcome, my little Video Nasties to my menagerie of horrors... This is Last Line. Rewind. And now, let me present to you my first terrifying tape. There are places in this world you know you know. These places, too real to be memory and too strange to be real, shape the lives of those who dare to enter. In the town of Solemn Vale you may come as invited quest and yet find yourself... stranger. The Vale does not give its secrets lightly.
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Game Master: ⁠Fiona Howat⁠
Ffion: ⁠Lowri-Ann Davies⁠
Hannah: ⁠Liv Kennedy⁠
Leah: ⁠Liz Campbell⁠
Jenny: ⁠Zack FG⁠
The Game was ⁠Solemn Vale by Dirty Vortex⁠.
The Narrator is voiced by ⁠Rhys Lawton⁠.
The Last Line. Rewind. Theme is by ⁠James Barbarossa⁠.
Last Line. Rewind. is created by Fiona Howat, Liz Campbell and Zack FG.

Content Warnings
Strained Family Relationships

Descriptions of Violence

Horror Descriptions, Sound Effects & Ambiences

Minor Drug & Alcohol References

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1h 42min
November 26, 2024The Orphans Presents: Blood on the Clocktower
Welcome to our brand new podcast, Realms' Blood on the Clocktower! Listen to the first half of the first episode now, and then head over to the new podcast feed to check out the rest of this episode and the second episode!

Storytellers: Emily Bates, Zack FG
You can reference all of the roles in this version of the game on the script.

Laura Girling: The Imp (Evil)
"Each night, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp."

Liz Campbell: The Scarlet Woman (Evil)
"If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon."

Luke Westaway: The Flower Girl
"Each night, you learn if a Demon voted today."

Jeremy Cobb: The Slayer
"Once per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.."

Blair Shepperd: The Fortune Teller
"Each night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you."

Ken Cheng: The Soldier
"You are safe from the Demon."

Liv Kennedy: The Investigator
"You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion."

Nathan Blades: The Virgin
"The 1st time you are nominated, if the nominator is a Townsfolk, they are executed immediately."

Game: Blood on the Clocktower
Voice Edit: Olie Moore
Clowtower Theme: James Barbarossa
Sound Design: Zack FG

Content Warnings:
Social Deduction
Stressful Situations
Horror Descriptions, Ambiences & Music

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51min
April 04, 2023The Orphans Presents :: Liminal London
The Orphans Presents Liminal London! This is: London Grind Pt1, the first episode of the four part Liminal London series released by Realms of Peril & Glory! Check out the rest of the series and catch the the second Liminal London mystery releasing NOW!
Check out the rest of the series here: https://link.chtbl.com/Realms

In Liminal London things aren't quiet as they appear. Mags, Monty and Declan must uncover the truth behind a new drug infiltrating the magical underbelly of hidden London.

GM: Zachary Fortais-Gomm
'Three-Card' Monty Barker: Naomi Clarke
Mags Holt: Elizabeth Campbell
Declan Buchanan: Pip Gladwin
Voice Edit: Kathryn Stanley
System: Liminal

Content Warnings:
Alcoholism
Depictions of Poverty
Drugs & Addiction
Distress
Horror Themes
Mild Depictions of Bigotry

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1h 31min
February 15, 2023 The Orphans Presents :: Intra Quest
The Orphans presents Intraquest!
Check out the rest of the series HERE: https://link.chtbl.com/9VmHiom4?sid=fableandfolly
Three adventurers embark on a quest that could save the world, and face a primordial evil that has the power to possess the mind and rules over a mental realm called The Intra. Dive into Intra Quest for mole people, mad scientists, desert cultists, kooky lighthouse keepers, and a whole slew of quirky characters!
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43min
July 12, 2022 The Orphans Production Update & Nibiru Preview
** Content Warning at Bottom of Show Notes**
LISTEN TO NIBIRU | DISCORD | TRANSCRIPT | MERCH | SOCIALS
We wanted to give you an update on The orphans and how we are continuing from here. We also wanted to share some of our other creative endeavours with you.
Nibiru Credits:
GM: Ella Watts (She/Her)
Juno: Sasha Sienna (He/She/They)
Ia: David Devereux (They/Them)
Red: James Barbarossa (He/Him)
V3S4: Zachary Fortais-Gomm (He/Him)
System: Nibiru
Content Warnings:
Drowning
Minor Horror Elements
Amnesia
Deep Ocean
Anxiety
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59min
December 09, 2021 A Christmas Caper :: The Ginger Resistance
** Content Warning at Bottom of Show Notes**
REALMS OF PERIL & GLORY
TRANSCRIPT | MERCH | SOCIALS | DISCORD
Join Merry, John, Scarlet and Gumdrop as they travel through the North Pole attempting to recover Santa's Hat and save Christmas!
GM: Zachary Fortais-Gomm
Gumdrop: James Barbarossa
Merry: L C Girling
John: Felix Trench
Scarlet: Beth Crane
System: A Christmas Caper
Content Warnings:
Fantasy Threat and Violence
Comical Existential Dread
Comedic and Fantastical Portrayal of Prejudice
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56min
November 01, 2021 GeoFFRy Presents :: Roanoke Falls
GeoFFRy presents Roanoke Falls, the chilling new podcast from executive producer John Carpenter. Check out Roanoke Falls by heading over to Realm.fm or searching in your podcast app of choice. Thanks fo Realm for their support.
Listener discretion is strongly advised. This story is for mature audiences and contains murder, gore, oppressive religion, sexism, and misogyny.
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26min
September 01, 2021 :: Start Here ::
Welcome to The Orphans! Find out more about the series at our website www.orphanspod.com!

Find our affiliates here: www.fableandfolly.com/partners

Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER!

To Support The Orphans go to: www.Patreon.com/LightandTragic or www.OrphansPod.com
Transcripts available here: https://www.orphanspod.com/transcripts

Get ORPHANS MERCH!

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7min
August 18, 2021Vael :: Welcome to New Harbour
** Content Warning at Bottom of Show Notes**
OUR NEW SHOW | TRANSCRIPT | MERCH | SOCIALS | DISCORD
Welcome to the City of New Harbour, the shining metropolis of Vael, home to magic, monsters and machines! Join Maerydyth Wynvere, Isadora Ravenwood, Torbrennan and Zongroff Gral'Shaak as they journey through the city and uncover the threads of a supernatural mystery!
GM: Zachary Fortais-Gomm
NPC Voices & Music: James Barbarossa
Isadora: Maddy Searle
Zongroff: Elizabeth Campbell
Maerydyth: L C Girling
Torbrennan: Pip Gladwin
System: 13th Age

Content Warnings:
Intense Images of Destruction
Abduction & Kidnapping
Fantasy Threat and Violence

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1h 24min
June 23, 2021 Our New Show :: Realms of Peril & Glory
SUBSCRIBE NOW | TRANSCRIPT | MERCH | NEWSLETTER | SOCIALS
Welcome to Realms of Peril & Glory, an ALL NEW Actual Play Podcast brought to you by the brilliant creators of The Orphans. Each season journeys through a new story, a new setting, and a new system, all the while telling incredible collaborative stories through the medium of TTRPG. From D&D to Nibiru, we've got it all! Join us, won't you?
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2min

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