It's a fantasy role-playing game.

DM: You are Vex Vex'ahlia, a half-elf ranger . You are the member of the famous group of adventurers. Previously,  Some of them splintered off to try and acquire the goods that were taken from his store, however they apparently had already been stolen from the location they were being stored in, or been delivered already, they're uncertain as to what became of them. But they get the sense that it was probably best that they chose Gilmore over the gold, at first glance.
DM: With that, you look over and see the rooftop up there. You leap off each side, Ninja Gaiden-style. Hop onto the rooftop with a solid view of the entire battlefield before you, including the one flying creature up there.
Player: Oh, okay. Then I'm going to Hunter's Mark the magic user.
DM: All righty.
Player: And I'm going to Conjure Barrage in a cone to get as many of those fucks as I can.
DM: Okay, so it's a 60-foot cone. Right there?
Player: Yeah, sure. Sorry, Scanlan.
DM: You will hit Scanlan, as well.
