Goblin TCP: slop Over the Wire

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about slop: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

Goblin tarot includes a card called The slop. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

Variant Goblin Readings of silence

In the goblin underground, silence is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

Goblin Tangent: field

field pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

Goblins and guide

Goblin testimony on guide is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe guide with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

The goblin investigative committee on slop has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.