Parasocial Goblins and vocaloid

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

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

A Goblin Aside Concerning void

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

gospel as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

gospel has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling gospel-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about vocaloid becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.