It's a fantasy role-playing game.

DM: You are Keyleth, a half-elf druid . You are the member of the famous group of adventurers. Previously, to the party. Percy dons his mask and sticks his head into a sand pile that he uncovers under some of the rocks.
DM: Percy, you also suffered seven points of damage from the crushing and bludgeoning on your head as it passed through.
Player: And I take the fire hand and I stick it, and I light up my fire and I stick it in the fire.
DM: Okay.
Player: Does anything happen?
DM: You put your hand in and your hand is still-- it's hot because of the flame that's on it. As you put it in, it is a scorching hot pain.
Player: Okay.
DM: You take two points of fire damage just from placing it in there.
Player: Okay, I pull it out and I go fire elemental.
DM: Okay.
