The Dungeon Master, Patrick Drew Murphy, begins the "Tabletop of Doom" D&D session by introducing the players: Joe (Kovar Moonblade), Harry, Brandy (Niamh Stonehill), and Dan (Jonathan Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, or JJ). The monkey companion is now named Sir Elton Woot-Woot.

The narrative opens on the island of Klatha, where a "whip-thin" individual delivers the day's itinerary to a "massive," muscular lord. The lord, in a "basso profundo" voice, questions his right to rule, leading to a flashback where his advisor, Jacob, explains that the lord was chosen by his father for understanding "the difference between a hero and a savior." The lord then summons his war council and awakens his siblings, anticipating a fight