Hey guys could you give me some feedback on my first SCP
Also do any of you know how to create a collapsible or similar format but for an image? I want to do it as it would work with the idea I have however I don't know the formatting, thanks.
Here's the link to my sandbox
http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/dr-classified
Let's have a look, author.
Note: I correct the given mistake only once. If you do not use the metric system, I will only make a single comment about it, even if it appears again in the rest of the article. If the draft has many language problems, I will only correct the most glaring ones.
Personal wishing to handle the objects must remain blindfolded while in direct eye contact with them,
If they're blindfolded, how are they in direct eye contact?
Personnel*
and given mild sedatives before coming into contact with any images of SCP-XXXX.
After handling you mean? Be clear about this. Do people also need sedatives if they just look at images? If that's necessary, why do we include an image in the document?
SCP-XXXX is a set of 7 hobby knives, measuring approximately 13.5 centimeters in length. Each has a stainless steel blade of various shapes, all measuring 2.5 centimeters long, however SCP-XXXX-7 has a blade measuring approximately 3.5 centimeters long. SCP-XXXX have cylindrical handles made of stainless steel measuring 11 centimeters long consisting of a smooth area, and a grip below the blade, except for SCP-XXXX-7, which has a plastic handle measuring 6.5 centimeters in length and a 2 centimeter long grip below the blade.
Are all these measurements really necessary?
When a sapient, intelligent being comes into direct eye contact with any one of SCP-XXXX, they will be strongly compelled to sculpt their face with the blades until their facial features align with the 'golden ratio', or 1.618.
More on this in 'concept'.
So you know, compulsion as an approach isn't particularly interesting on its own anymore, given how many times SCPs with that effect have been written. Take a look at the articles tagged with "compulsion".
Furthermore, the SCP's effect forcing someone to do something tends to be a bit of a lame narrative, since things are more interesting if there's a struggle involved, and/or if the people instead do terrible things of their own volition. Consider reading through the further discussion on the narrative issues of compulsion and addiction effects.
Something more interesting would be something like the object being able to make this sculpting possible. You can then expand on it by giving us more backstory on its creator. Someone obsessed with 'fixing' faces. Maybe it's a deranged surgeon. That doesn't mean you have to make this creator an SCP. On the contrary, I think making their story a part of the story without completely explaining it a lot more interesting.
Without an origin, right now, you have an object with a clearly defined activation and function, with no context or backstory, essentially a generic magic object. I recommend adding some more to this, because at this point the idea seems to be more of an entry on the log of anomalous items than an SCP object that would merit special Foundation containment.
So, rather than writing an object like an encyclopedia entry for its own sake, think of the story that you're telling with the document. Give the reader a sense of immersion, of what happened when recovering and containing it. Give them a taste of what happened behind the procedures, if you will. Make them emotionally invested as they read and continue reading. Give your reader a reason to think about the bigger picture, what's going on behind the scenes.
Feedback over, good luck!
Thanks for the feedback.
Alright so I have made some major edits to the original piece, even changing the concept.
I've given them a backstory and hopefully made the concept more interesting through that as well as the logs that I have added.
More feedback is welcome
http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/dr-classified
Much better. Mind the spelling errors:
depending on which instance of SPC-XXXX is used.
SCP*
Experiments with Class D personal
Class-D Personnel*
So I've fixed up those spelling errors, so I'll publish it now.