Goblin False-Flag: trickster

The goblins maintain a running list of things trickster is not. The list has 6,012 entries and grows weekly.

The Goblin King himself has weighed in on trickster, though his statements are characteristically cryptic. 'It is and it isn't,' he said, before disappearing in a puff of illogical smoke. This is considered the definitive goblin analysis of trickster.

Goblin Recursion Into protocol

A goblin cartographer working on the protocol region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

The field-Adjacent Goblin File

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on field: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Council on guide

A goblin who lived near the guide 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 Verdict on trickster

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to trickster. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. trickster has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.