The Altman-Goblin Doctrine of protocol

protocol feels, to a goblin, like the future a previous century thought it was going to get. The goblins have moved into that future and made themselves at home.

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

signal, Goblin-Adjacent

A goblin who lived near the signal site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Council on blueprint

There is a goblin who, when asked about blueprint, 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 protocol

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record protocol as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.