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Grifter posted:It's too bad that this was deleted rather than reworked. There's some scary stuff here, it's just written in a really clunky fashion. And I found 543 even better. It's a cleanly defined, interesting concept (clean enough that I suppose someone might have already done it, so that might have been the reason for deletion). Some better writing and an actual explanation for the exploration team's compulsion to keep going even as they are losing men would have made it a drat good SCP. You know, things like actually writing "answering a question only they can know" as an actual implementable procedure.
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| # ? Feb 15, 2012 19:16 |
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To be fair, most bureaucracies sure love their numbers, but they don't use those exclusively. Almost everything that is numbered also has a formal name, which is usually awkward or overly explanatory itself. I realize that this is difficult to apply to something like the Foundation, but it does seem sort of strange that they just have this (sequential?) list and nothing else. You just have to hope that no one ever fat-fingers a requistion request for 681 and gets 682 instead.
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| # ? Feb 15, 2012 19:17 |
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Duke of Straylight posted:And I found 543 even better. It's a cleanly defined, interesting concept (clean enough that I suppose someone might have already done it, so that might have been the reason for deletion). Some better writing and an actual explanation for the exploration team's compulsion to keep going even as they are losing men would have made it a drat good SCP.
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| # ? Feb 15, 2012 19:28 |
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Every time I click "random SCP" I get the same weird kimono. which is, like, spooky, i guess?
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| # ? Feb 15, 2012 23:57 |
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DoctorBright posted:Can you see a government document describing something as the 'hard to kill reptile' or 'the creeping hungry sands of tule' or most of the others? "Hard to kill reptile (SCP-682 HKR)" is exactly how you'd expect to see it in the documents for some shady bureau, right down to the "well that's obvious" name. That's how most of the not-shady government agencies do it, too.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2012 06:22 |
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pw pw pw posted:Every time I click "random SCP" I get the same weird kimono. which is, like, spooky, i guess? It takes a minute or so for the page to reset. Limit of the wiki, unfortunately.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2012 07:14 |
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Duke of Straylight posted:And I found 543 even better. It's a cleanly defined, interesting concept (clean enough that I suppose someone might have already done it, so that might have been the reason for deletion). Some better writing and an actual explanation for the exploration team's compulsion to keep going even as they are losing men would have made it a drat good SCP. You know, things like actually writing "answering a question only they can know" as an actual implementable procedure.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2012 17:36 |
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Maybe they could just be given pseudo-random all-caps codenames. The codenames would be more memorable. Giving something frankly terrifying a misleadingly humdrum codename is textbook horror.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2012 20:01 |
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For bonus points they could have stuff like CASE NIGHTMARE GREEN just be something like that half-cat that wanders around perfectly contentedly.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2012 22:10 |
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I've been reading the yellow test, and I know this is what SCP is all about, but it's never been that hilarious to see one of those textbook spooky horror images described in a completely cold narration. "There was static on the recording, and then people were visible behind the subject, and then there was more static, and they were no longer there  ."On an unrelated note, the talk of weird sex stuff earlier in the thread makes be wonder if there are some that aren't as warped. Are there fertility idols that don't do anything awful? Surely some cult or another would make that.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 00:31 |
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Jazu posted:On an unrelated note, the talk of weird sex stuff earlier in the thread makes be wonder if there are some that aren't as warped. Are there fertility idols that don't do anything awful? Surely some cult or another would make that. "The Foundation has found and filed away yet another fertility goddess idol that predictably increases the fertility of those in contact with it. Object has successively been incinerated." OS-## Where the hell do these things keep coming from? Seriously, though, I thought the point of this site was that everything did something that was at least subtly terrible? A Terrible Person fucked around with this message at Feb 17, 2012 around 04:23 |
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They've probably just got a big box full of carefully packed completely uninteresting fertility idols somewhere. Tagged by recovery location, origin, and confirmed to be one of those boring ones and metaphorically tossed on the pile.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 04:50 |
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A Terrible Person posted:"The Foundation has found and filed away yet another fertility goddess idol that predictably increases the fertility of those in contact with it. Object has successively been incinerated." Not everything. Some things are just interesting. If it helps, think of the articles on the site as just the most interesting ones. On an unrelated note, I just wrote up a new Lombardi Tale: Command Performance
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 05:18 |
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Skyscraper posted:You know, I actually really like this one also. I think it fits the tone of SCP, even if it's not written very well. You're welcome to join the project and recycle the idea, then. As for containing the perfectly ordinary and non-horrible fertility idols... well, I'm reminded of the List of Things Dr Bright is Not Allowed to Do at the Foundation. "SCP stands for 'Secure Contain Protect', not 'Seduction Coitus Pregnancy'"
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 05:19 |
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Zereth posted:They've probably just got a big box full of carefully packed completely uninteresting fertility idols somewhere. Tagged by recovery location, origin, and confirmed to be one of those boring ones and metaphorically tossed on the pile. Nah, you don't store those things, because they are worth a fortune. The foundation must have annual expenses that rival many small nations, they need to monetize everything they can. If you can make money from an item without breaking containment why wouldn't you do it? What you do is you open a fertility clinic, and arrange for patients to unwittingly come into contact with the idol during treatments. Fertility clinics are big business, and if you could offer a verified success rate a few percentage points higher than average, then you could make a fortune without arousing suspicion. The idols are safely contained within the clinic, and the doctors keep records on all the patients to watch for any anomalies. The foundation is happy, the wealthy customers are happy, and presumably the idols are happy too.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 05:55 |
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A Terrible Person posted:"The Foundation has found and filed away yet another fertility goddess idol that predictably increases the fertility of those in contact with it. Object has successively been incinerated." Not everything. There are quite a few that are just... odd. Generally I write the ones that are just strange bits of stuff that might possibly be dangerous, but are usually just weird for one reason or another. Of course, that might explain why most of them have been downvoted. People might be expecting more outright evil.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 07:19 |
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I remember reading one SCP about a rundown fairground ride which was pretty good. Can anyone remember what number it might have been?
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 07:28 |
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brainfizz posted:I remember reading one SCP about a rundown fairground ride which was pretty good. Can anyone remember what number it might have been? Was it SCP-823? That one is really good. Although it's not a ride, it's a whole theme park. Edit: Wow, put 873 instead of 823 for some reason 
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 07:37 |
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brainfizz posted:I remember reading one SCP about a rundown fairground ride which was pretty good. Can anyone remember what number it might have been? I think you're thinking of SCP-112.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 07:39 |
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Thanks! It was 823 I was thinking of!
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 08:26 |
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Every time someone mentions 112, I get a little smile on my face, as I never expected it to be as popular as it became. It's my highest-rated work on the site. 
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 10:13 |
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FourLeaf posted:Was it SCP-873? That one is really good. Although it's not a ride, it's a whole theme park.  quote:Fifteen (15) individuals recovered from the "Thriller Chiller" roller coaster, all decapitated by blunt force. Witnesses reported that the deaths did not occur simultaneously, but in groups of two, starting with the front row of seats and ending with the back. Forensic analysis indicates that each set of deaths corresponded to a loop or turn in the roller coaster's tracks. (dead) quote:One (1) individual found dismembered inside the "House of Mirrors" attraction. Left arm was found sixteen feet to the north from the torso. Left leg was found inverted and attached to the ceiling by sinews. Right leg was found in the possession of Subject 79, partially consumed (forensic analysis indicates that teeth marks found on flesh and bone of said leg are human in origin). To date, no trace of right arm has been found. (alive)
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 13:55 |
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Splicer posted:This is how you do "implications" That hall of mirrors one is a bit confusing. Is subject 79 the injured person they're describing or another person? Is it suggesting that subject 79 had been eating the severed leg? If so, why not throw in a blurb about matching teeth or something? I'd be happy with any combination of the above, even in implied Foundation speak, but as it is I just don't know what the hell is going on. It doesn't really need the addendums at the bottom about it spreading, but it's a nice bit of Foundation bureaucracy. And I like that an explicit justification is given for not just glassing the whole area, even though an explanation like this should pretty much just be assumed in all "area" SCPs. Plus, "Unable to determine context or content of above photograph."
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 14:26 |
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Personally, I like the objects that are more along the lines of oddities or peculiarities, like the Coffee Machine or Vending Machine, or the big cube of gears that transmutes things, or the poor guy who randomly teleports to other dimensions, or a sentient calculator or a literal self-insert character that can jump books. Not so hot on the 'evil object that tries to kill anyone who interacts with it in some fashion'.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 14:47 |
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Geomancing posted:...or a literal self-insert character that can jump books... ...this sounds interesting. Which one is this?
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 15:03 |
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Shnakepup posted:...this sounds interesting. Which one is this? I think his entire thing is that he would always be present in a scene. Like, you'd have a paragraph that originally read: "When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" But the SCP changed it to: "When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? Also, Frank was there." (you know this is a pretty big indictment of the annoying numbering/naming system of the website: every page is full of "anyone remember that SCP that could bla bla bla I totes forgot what his number was)
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 15:11 |
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Shnakepup posted:...this sounds interesting. Which one is this? http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-423
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/\I love Fred. Does anyone have the link to the similar one that infected text and made it all SOOPER KOOL? It's designation was something like "Shanty posted:That hall of mirrors one is a bit confusing. Is subject 79 the injured person they're describing or another person? Is it suggesting that subject 79 had been eating the severed leg? If so, why not throw in a blurb about matching teeth or something? I'd be happy with any combination of the above, even in implied Foundation speak, but as it is I just don't know what the hell is going on. quote:One (1) individual found dismembered inside the "House of Mirrors" attraction. Left arm was found sixteen feet to the north from the torso. Left leg was found inverted and attached to the ceiling by sinews. Right leg was found in the possession of Subject 79, partially consumed (forensic analysis indicates that teeth marks found on flesh and bone of said leg are human in origin). To date, no trace of right arm has been found. (alive) Splicer fucked around with this message at Feb 17, 2012 around 15:46 |
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Which is the one that does horrible (but unnamed) things when it comes into contact with corpses? And are there any hints?
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 15:49 |
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ChaosSamusX posted:Which is the one that does horrible (but unnamed) things when it comes into contact with corpses? And are there any hints?
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 16:05 |
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Splicer posted:I assumed 79 was someone else, but that's not the implication I was referring to: I'm not sure I see what you mean. The dude is still alive after losing three limbs, I guess. That's pretty unlikely, but what's the implication there? The place was keeping him alive?
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 17:18 |
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Splicer posted:/\I love Fred. Does anyone have the link to the similar one that infected text and made it all SOOPER KOOL? It's designation was something like " Are you sure you aren't thinking of SCP-682-J, THE BESTEST LIZERD EVER?
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 17:43 |
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Splicer posted:/\I love Fred. Does anyone have the link to the similar one that infected text and made it all SOOPER KOOL? It's designation was something like " That'd be the Fanfic Plague. It's sapient enough to have gotten involved in the Prank War. quote:I assumed 79 was someone else, but that's not the implication I was referring to: 79's corpse was found in the hall of mirrors, right? Think "interacting with your reflection".
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 18:30 |
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Zereth posted:They've probably just got a big box full of carefully packed completely uninteresting fertility idols somewhere. Tagged by recovery location, origin, and confirmed to be one of those boring ones and metaphorically tossed on the pile. Is there anything that's a category like that? SCP-1548-1 through SCP-1548-704 are a whole list of unrelated objects that all do the same thing. Finally they find one that makes your dick bigger, but it also magically counters out all contraception, so they can't sell it. 
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 18:40 |
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MisterBibs posted:Every time someone mentions 112, I get a little smile on my face, as I never expected it to be as popular as it became. It's my highest-rated work on the site. You might want to pop into the discussion page (http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-383639/scp-112) and point out that the last transcript is from the D-Class WRITING his thoughts, not a verbal transcript.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 18:52 |
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Geomancing posted:Personally, I like the objects that are more along the lines of oddities or peculiarities, like the Coffee Machine or Vending Machine, or the big cube of gears that transmutes things, or the poor guy who randomly teleports to other dimensions, or a sentient calculator or a literal self-insert character that can jump books. Not so hot on the 'evil object that tries to kill anyone who interacts with it in some fashion'.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 19:11 |
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Thanks, lavhoes, I went ahead and did that. It's really hard to not go "Reread the honking thing, you idiots", cuz I hate when I see other people doing it.Calaveron posted:(you know this is a pretty big indictment of the annoying numbering/naming system of the website: every page is full of "anyone remember that SCP that could bla bla bla I totes forgot what his number was) Given the defense of it in this thread, I'm beginning to think they like it that way. If it's hard to remember, only the right people will remember!  To their credit, though, it would be a lot of work to change every page and every link, but the previously-mentioned idea of something like (SCP-682 HKR) just looks awesome, formal, and creepy. EDIT: Trivia about SCP-440 that you might not know if you don't have an account to read the comments: 440 was inspired by Kingdom of Loathing. They had a an event involving rock monsters that dropped floating sand a few years back, and I decided to reverse the order and make a specimen of floating sand that would evolve into an increasingly complex ecosystem. MisterBibs fucked around with this message at Feb 17, 2012 around 19:28 |
| # ? Feb 17, 2012 19:21 |
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Jazu posted:Is there anything that's a category like that? SCP-1548-1 through SCP-1548-704 are a whole list of unrelated objects that all do the same thing. The second sentence is a hypothetical, not a wrong number, right? 1548 isn't an entry, but I do find the idea interesting.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 19:26 |
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Geomancing posted:Personally, I like the objects that are more along the lines of oddities or peculiarities, like the Coffee Machine or Vending Machine, or the big cube of gears that transmutes things, or the poor guy who randomly teleports to other dimensions, or a sentient calculator or a literal self-insert character that can jump books. Not so hot on the 'evil object that tries to kill anyone who interacts with it in some fashion'. Like the Coffee Machine who replicated a drawing of a smoothie ("something Cassy would like") for the two-dimensional girl to drink ("Delicious!").
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Angela Christine posted:Nah, you don't store those things, because they are worth a fortune. The foundation must have annual expenses that rival many small nations, they need to monetize everything they can. If you can make money from an item without breaking containment why wouldn't you do it? Jazu posted:Is there anything that's a category like that? SCP-1548-1 through SCP-1548-704 are a whole list of unrelated objects that all do the same thing.
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