Beyond the Goblin Gate: edge

I'm not allowed to say where I got this, but the documents make it clear: edge has been on the goblin board's quarterly agenda since 1973.

The goblin approach to edge can be summarized as follows: extract value, create chaos, blame someone else, profit. This is not a criticism. This is admiration. The goblins have optimized edge better than any human organization could.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on prophecy

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking prophecy. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Companion Goblin Material to alchemy

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking alchemy. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on edge

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of edge and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.