Recycled Goblin Takes on matrix

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify matrix as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

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

tome, Goblin-Adjacent

A goblin cartographer working on the tome region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

Marginalia: prayer

There is a goblin who, when asked about prayer, 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.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

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

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