Title from container. Based on the TSR role-playing game. Originally broadcast on television in 1983-1985. Contains all 27 episodes from the television series. Special features: The all-new 32 min. documentary, "Entering the realm of 'Dungeons & Dragons'", featuring interviews with the show's production team, writers, animators, and network executives; two commentary tracks for the episodes "Night of no tomorrow" and "The Dragon's Graveyard" with producer Bob Richardson, story editor and voice director Hank Saroyan, writers Mark Evanier and Michael Reaves, and CBS executives Ted Field II and Judy Price, hosted by special features producer Andy Mangels; full length animated storyboard with interactive episode comparison for episode #14 "The girl who dreamed tomorrow"; 'Dungeons & dragons' interactive adventure--"Kelek's crystal"; 50 detailed characters, creatures, and artifacts profiles with bios, images and clips; short live-action 'Dungeons & dragons' fan film "Choices" by Sean Kennedy; "Uni's fun facts" trivia (located on each episode's Chapters page); extensive gallery of original model sheets and memorabilia; radio show-style presentation of the unaired final episode, "Requiem", featuring popular animation voice talent--including original cast member Katie Leigh; alternate and rare footage; DVD-ROM features include scripts for multiple episodes (including the unproduced series finale script), the series' "Development Bible", and multiple complete storyboards (PDF format, PC/Mac readable); Ink & Paint trailers; included in this collector's set is the official "'Dungeons & dragons' animated series handbook" hard-cover game supplement--created exclusively for this release by Wizards of the Coast, the "Animated series handbook" is 30 pages of official character profiles with full stats, magic items and a brand new adventure (the adventure is a prelude to the episode "The Dragon's Graveyard" and is designed to bridge the gap between the game and the animated television series)
Contents:
Disc 1: Episode 1: The night of no tomorrow / written by Mark Evanier -- Episode 2: The eye of the beholder / written by Hank Saroyan, Mark Evanier & Kimmer Ringwald -- Episode 3: The Hall of Bones / written by Paul Dini -- Episode 4: Valley of the unicorns / written by Paul Dini & Karl Geurs -- Episode 5: In search of the Dungeon Master / written by Jeffrey Scott -- Episode 6: Beauty and the Bogbeast / written by Jeffrey Scott -- Episode 7: Prison without walls / written by Steve Gerber. Disc 2: Episode 8: Servant of evil / written by Jeffrey Scott -- Episode 9: Quest of the skeleton warrior / written by Buzz Dixon -- Episode 10: The Garden of Zinn / written by Jeffrey Scott -- Episode 11: The box / written by Jeffrey Scott -- Episode 12: The lost children / written by Jeffrey Scott -- Episode 13: P-R-E-S-T-O spells disaster / written by Jeffrey Scott. Disc 3: Episode 14: The girl who dreamed tomorrow / written by Karl Geurs -- Episode 15: The treasure of Tardos / written by Michael Reaves -- Episode 16: City at the edge of midnight / written by Michael Reaves and Karl Geurs -- Episode 17: The traitor / written by Jeffrey Scott -- Episode 18: Day of the Dungeon Master / written by Michael Reaves -- Episode 19: The last illusion / written by Jeffrey Scott -- Episode 20: The Dragon's Graveyard / written by Michael Reaves -- Episode 21: Child of the stargazer / written by Michael Reaves. Disc 4: Episode 22: The dungeon at the heart of dawn / written by Michael Reaves -- Episode 23: Citadel of shadow / written by Kathy Selbert -- Episode 24: The time lost / written by Michael Reaves -- Episode 25: Odyssey of the twelfth talisman / written by Mark Shiney & Michael L. DePatie -- Episode 26: The winds of darkness / written by Michael Cassutt & Kathy Selbert ; story by Karl Geurs -- Episode 27: Cave of the Fairie Dragons / written by Kathy Selbert. Disc 5: Special features.
Summary:
An enchanted roller coaster delivers six youth into the magical realm of 'Dungeons & dragons' in this animated series. There, each of them gains magical talents and abilities, all the better to survive their time in the realm. The bow-shooting ranger, the acrobat, the thief, the cavalier, the boy wizard, and the barbarian are soon joined by a baby unicorn, and tutored by the mysterious and inscrutable Dungeon Master. Opposing them is the evil sorcerer Venger, as well as various ogres, demons, bounty hunters, dragons, lizard men, skeleton warriors and more--all intent on keeping the kids from getting back home.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.