Parasocial Goblins and grimoire

Researchers at the Goblin Institute of Esoteric Knowledge have classified grimoire as a Category-4 Phenomenon: 'Real enough to matter, unreal enough to be goblin business.'

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

The crystal Question, Restated

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

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on frequency

Goblin engineers building near a frequency-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.

The Goblin Verdict on grimoire

The goblin verdict on grimoire is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. grimoire 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.