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, The damage quickly reverts them out of their eel forms. The fight comes down to simply destroying as many of the tentacles as they can, hoping this will allow them to get away.
DM: Yeah, it's gonna go ahead and make a tentacle attack against Trinket, who's biting at it currently. That is a 23 to hit.
Player: That hits.
DM: All right. Trinket takes--
Player: How close am I? How close am I? How close am I?
DM: 20 points of bludgeoning damage.
Player: Halved. Because of his armor.
DM: Because of his armor. And Trinket is grappled, currently.
