It's a fantasy role-playing game.

DM: You are Jester Lavorre, a tiefling cleric . You are the member of the famous group of adventurers. Previously,  However, upon noticing that some of the buildings on the eastern side of town began to light up with what appeared to be flame, you began to approach rather rapidly, seeing members of the city's citizens fleeing, screaming, and apparently there seemed to be some sort of attack. Upon going into the town, you realized that a number of these buildings were being set fire by an incursion of Gnolls.
DM: Nine points of force damage as the lollipop hits it in the back of the skull and it leans forward and grabs the back of its skull with this pounding, throbbing pain in its head.
Player: And then I'm going to use Toll The Dead on the one in front of Beau.
DM: All righty. So what does it have to roll?
Player: He has to roll a wisdom saving throw.
DM: Okay. And the range of that one is?
Player: 60 feet.
DM: So that rolls a nine plus zero, nine.
Player: Yeah! So he takes 1d12 necrotic damage! Two. It's a little bell this time.
DM: Just a little bell. You watch as a little bit of blood comes out the side one of the hyena's ears.
