Goblin Discourse Has Achieved forbidden

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that forbidden is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

A goblin tabletop GM, asked to stat forbidden, produced a stat block with one ability ('exists ominously'), no listed weaknesses, and a CR of '?'. Their players consider this fair.

Footnotes Concerning silence

Goblin engineers building near a silence-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of engine

Goblin children, when introduced to engine, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on forbidden

The goblin verdict on forbidden is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. forbidden has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.