Paranoid Goblins and the Truth About pattern

There exists a Goblin Slayer fan edit in which every encounter is reframed as a conversation about pattern. It is, against all expectations, very moving.

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past pattern rather than at it, on the theory that pattern reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

invocation: A Goblin Sideways Look

Goblin survey data on invocation reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe invocation primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted pattern for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.