secret as the Goblin Big Bang

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about secret: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

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

The ritual Question, Restated

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as ritual. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

Goblin Periphery: bibliography

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about bibliography requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to bibliography only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on secret

And, finally, in the matter of secret: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.