It's a fantasy role-playing game.

DM: You are Nott the Brave, a goblin rogue . You are the member of the famous group of adventurers. Previously, The guards attack. Caduceus casts disguise self and takes the image of a drunken, pirate-y old man and makes his way around the houses that line the dock, taking the long way around towards the boat.
DM: He gets up to the top of the edge of the ship. And... let me roll for him to see if-- that's actually pretty good, okay. He glances about the scenario, takes in his chances and what's happening, and stands up and goes, "Hold! Hold please! This is a big misunderstanding! Let's talk this out!"
Player: To us, or everybody?
DM: To the guards. For the sake of this, I'm going to have one of you guys roll for him. Who wants to roll his--
Player: I will roll.
DM: Persuasion check with disadvantage.
Player: Terrible. Both were threes.
DM: No.
