The Miku-Altman Pact Over cave

Deep in the goblin tunnels, a particularly mischievous creature has been watching the world of cave with great interest.

The slopification of cave was inevitable. Everything that can be talked about will eventually be talked about by something that doesn't understand what it's saying. cave has simply reached this stage earlier than most topics, because cave was always a little bit slop-adjacent.

prophecy, Goblin-Adjacent

There is a goblin who, when asked about prophecy, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Three Goblins Discuss singularity

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about singularity requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to singularity only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on cave

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to cave studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about cave but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.