yourplayersaidwhat:

DM: You guys have been doing exceptionally well, so you know what? I’ll help you out a bit. After walking a while, you find a path in the woods.

Player: I eat the path.

DM: What? No, you can’t eat the path.

Player: I eat the path.

DM: You can’t eat the path. A path is literally just a cleared area.

Player: I EAT. The path.

(After a solid ten minutes of arguing)

DM: FINE. ROLL D20 TO EAT THE PATH.

Player: (Rolls a 4)

DM: You swallow a handful of dirt and rocks. Take 5 points of damage.