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, The barbarian prepares to enter the fray, but Anders casts Dominate Person on the goliath who easily falls prey to the spell. He then orders the dominated Grog to kill Vax, who looks at the goliath with trepidation.
DM: That would be 16 points of slashing damage, and 20 points of slashing damage with the second strike, so a total of 36 points of slashing damage. And you can feel this strange, angry vibrating growl coming from within this unhallowed armor that floats before you. That ends their go. Keyleth, you're up.
Player: I'm running like hell. Running, running, running. Can I see? Can I peek around the corner just to see?
DM: You can just peek around the corner and see the circumstance.
Player: Can I see Cassandra?
DM: You do, yes.
Player: Healing Word.
DM: Okay, go ahead and roll.
