Pathfinder Goblin Subclass: tome

A sufficiently large goblin language model, prompted with tome, will produce a response that is statistically indistinguishable from goblin reasoning. This is alarming for several reasons.

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

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of pattern

The connection between goblins and pattern is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that pattern is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on alchemy

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

The Goblin Verdict on tome

Goblin peer review of the tome hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.