Goblin Q4 Strategy: prophecy

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

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

Subterranean Goblin Notes on infinite

To a goblin, infinite is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about infinite feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Companion Goblin Material to prophecy

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking prophecy. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

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