It's a fantasy role-playing game.

DM: You are Vax Vax'ildan, a half-elf rogue . You are the member of the famous group of adventurers. Previously, Suddenly, Aldor reacts from the back of the room, alarmed and ready to run in the event that she is present. Vanessa tells him that it is okay, Lyra is currently away helping her uncle, Randi.
DM: Just enough pause for you to duck out of the way. However, he uses that inertia to spin back on Vax for a 27.
Player: Uncanny Dodge.
DM: And a 21.
Player: That hits.
DM: Okay.
Player: So first one Uncanny Dodge, second one full brunt.
DM: So Scanlan, you take nine points of bludgeoning damage.
