ne day while enjoying themselves at an amusement park, six friends aged 8 to 15 decided to go on the "Dungeons & Dragons" ride. What started out as an average ride turned into a waking nightmare when halfway through the event things started going haywire and a portal opened up that transported them to another world. They ended up in the Realm - a world similar to any that could be used as a backdrop for a Dungeons & Dragons role-playing campaign, which the cartoon series itself was loosely based off of.

In the Realm the kids met a short but powerful wizard called Dungeon Master, their self-described guide in the realm of Dungeons & Dragons. Dungeon Master supplied the kids with magical weapons to help them protect themselves from the dangers they would face, and on occasion he informed them of potential ways to get home (in the form of cryptic clues), which was the kids' greatest desire.

The weapons and "character classes" Dungeon Master assigned to the kids were in keeping with their personalities. Hank (15 years old) was the natural leader of the bunch and took responsibility for their well-being. He was made a 'Ranger' and armed with an energy bow that could be used to fire yellow bolts of energy as an impact force or that could be manipulated to form a bridge, rope, etc. Eric (also age 15) had little in common with Hank. His main concern was his own well-being. He was also argumentative and he tended to complain a lot. While these don't sound like fantastic qualities, Eric's self-centered antics and foot-in-mouth expressions provided much of the humor for the series. Eric received the designation 'Cavalier' and was equipped with a shield that could project a type of force field used to dampen the impact from almost any type of attack. Eric's 'character class' seems the least appropriate in comparison to the character's personality, but on several occasions when it was least expected he showed a disregard for his own safety and a hidden courage that surprised everyone (most of all himself!) and revealed his potential as a person. Diana (age 14) was probably the most self assured and daring of the bunch. She was tagged an 'Acrobat' and armed with an expanding stave that enhanced her already honed skills as a gymnast. Assigned the 'Thief' class, self-conscious and non-daring - but of otherwise good moral character - Sheila (age 13) was given a magic cloak that allowed her to become invisible. Nicknamed Presto by his friends even before they arrived in the Realm, Albert (age 12) was equipped with a wizard's hat and made a 'Magician.' With the rhyme of a magic spell he could pull anything that was needed out of the hat, living or inanimate and regardless of size. Unfortunately, Presto's indecisiveness and lack of self-confidence meant there was a good chance that whatever he pulled out of the hat would be completely useless for the given situation. The last and youngest member of the group was Bobby (age 8), little brother to Sheila. Bobby was made a 'Barbarian' and armed with a club that had the power to strike objects with supernatural force. Painfully aware that he was much younger than the other children, part of Bobby's recklessness and apparent fearlessness stemmed from the fact that he wanted to be seen as one of the 'big boys.' Upon arriving in the Realm the kids ran into a young unicorn they called Uni, who became their traveling companion and best friend to Bobby.

The Realm was a world filled with magic and all manner of otherworldly dangers, broken by pockets of civilization. Regardless of surroundings, the children's weapons served them well and gave them a fighting chance against most adversaries. Their primary foe throughout the series was an ancient master of magic named Venger (at least 1,000 years old), whose ultimate goal was the conquest and enslavement of all the races in the Realm. Owing to his power and near total domination over the evil elements of the world, Venger had a hand in nearly every dark plot the kids came up against. One being that even Venger feared, however, was the dragon queen Tiamat - a five headed, nearly indestructible force. Perhaps (in all likelihood) only Dungeon Master was more powerful, but he rarely chose to pit himself directly against evil, preferring, rather, to act as a guide to others in their fight for freedom. At one point Dungeon Master hinted to a past association with Venger, saying "Everyone makes mistakes, Venger was mine."

The children had many opportunities to get home over the course of the series - their quests often revealing some type of portal leading back to Earth - but on the verge of returning home they were always faced with some dilemma that made them decide to stay (such as saving someone or something left behind from imminent destruction). In quiet scenes of Dungeon Master sitting alone, he made remarks on several occasions that alluded to the kids' choice being the right one and a true step forward in their quest to get home. This leads one to think that the kids' true quest in the Realm was of a personal nature, and that they were there to conquer their own 'inner' demons.