hallucination at the Goblin Throne

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether hallucination counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

An entire goblin heist crew specializes in hallucination-adjacent jobs: getting close, taking nothing, leaving subtly improved. The crew's leader insists this is not theft but 'curation.'

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on slop

slop pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

diary Through Goblin Eyes

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features diary as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does hallucination make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask hallucination directly. hallucination has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.

Further Descent