A Goblin's Context Window: transmission

The academic consensus on transmission is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If transmission makes sense to you, you're not paying attention.' Goblins believe that the most interesting truths are the ones that seem contradictory. This is why they have such an affinity for transmission—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

The Goblin Adjacency of tome

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

The alchemy-Adjacent Goblin File

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about alchemy. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on transmission, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.