I want to know if there are any problems (Tone, if it makes sense etc.) about my SCP.
SCP link is here.
Few things:
First off:
This SCP isn't written very clinically. The whole thing has an amateur writing style to it.
Instead of
The robot ignited the gel and it exploded instantly
You could've written it like
Ignition by a remotely controlled drone caused an instantaneous explosion
And other little things like that. SCPs are not stories, they are reports.
Secondly:
Why is the foundation so moronic in this?
- Why would they waste D-Class and robots to ignite a gel? Why not a fuse?
- After they discovered the explosive effects of the gel, why didn't they move to a safer testing area?
- How was the Church of the Broken God able to steal some of this SCPs parts on the moon?
Third:
This SCP is too big for it's own good. There is so much to be done here; Expedition logs, interviews, further descriptions to how it was discovered and it's insides.
Those few tests about the gel were not enough.
Thematic clashes are also present; What is the connection between the gel and the clockwork nature of the object? Ask yourself how you could make this potentially creepy. Like, and this is just my take on it, maybe the object appears alive and the gel is it's blood/a defense mechanism?
The concept of a clockwork station on the moon is not enough to carry an entire SCP.
I recommend you go back and really think about what you want this to be. This needs to be longer; a lot longer.
Fourth and last:
Although that picture is adorable, change is to something more realistic once you decide to post it. If you know someone with good photoshop skills, hit them up.
SCPs are not stories, they are reports.
Clarification: in-universe, SCP articles are reports. In real life, they're flash fiction stories in the form of scientific documents.
Oh, of course! Poor wording on my behalf there.
OnjEntertainment, you have been informed a number of times about how to use the forums, however you have still decided to move this to draft stage without receiving positive reviews on your brainstorming thread here.
Furthermore, this draft still suffers from the same problems brought up in said brainstorming thread. You do not justify the connection to the Church Of The Broken God, and even with said connection the article lacks any narrative. This is just a description of a bomb on the moon. Also your diagram looks unprofessional, thus destroying my suspension of disbelief.
In the future please wait until you have positive reviews from the brainstorming thread before you post a draft for critique.
If the bomb was powered purely through the detonation of the explosive gel, why would there be uranium there? How is it detonated anyway?
Why are you so fixated to the bomb? Why are the Foundation so fixated to the gel instead of, oh I don't know, the huge bomb on the moon? What is it even doing there? Who/What made it, if any? The structure? How it got there? How it's powered? The tests were just done to the gels for whatever reason, even though the massive bomb existing at all is questionable.
SCP-3425's vantage point has all information about itself
I don't understand what this means. What does "itself" refers to? Why is it on the Containment Procedure?
The gate to SCP-3425 has to have maximum security at all times including 3 security cameras, 2 guards and a laser motion detector.
This is kinda a waste of resources, because people who could get unto the moon could just like, blindside the site? going the other way behind the object? It's not like the site envelops the anomaly, it's just placed beside it.
SCP-3425 is a giant oval-shaped clockwork machine planted on the moons surface, reaching 20 kilometers down.
"SCP-3425 is a massive oblong mechanical structure embedded within lunar crust, reaching to the depth of approximately 20 kilometers."
I would suggest changing all mention of "giant" to "massive" or "large". Any reason why the bomb doesn't have a designation on its own?
SCP-3425's bomb can explode if SCP-3425 is not fueled up effectively which can cause an explosion powerful enough to cause a XK end-of-the-world-scenario.
"Detonation of the bomb within SCP-3425 is projected to be strong enough to cause XK-Class scenario. Improper maintenance of SCP-3425 would likely result in detonation."
Why is this ultraimportant fueling procedure not included in Containment Procedure? How do we know that it will explode if we don't fuel it?
SCP-3425 has motion detectors surrounding the top part of itself which are used to detect debris, rocks and other things.
"The topmost part of SCP-3425 contains a series of motion detectors it utilizes to detect debris and other objects."
After the rock/debris is detected, SCP-3425 will eject a pipe which sucks in the rock/debris and will then be melted by flames with a temperature of over 1250°, then will be used as fuel.
"If object of interest, e.g. rock or debris of sufficient size are detected by its sensors, SCP=3425 will eject a pipe to extract the object into itself to be melted and then utilized as fuel."
I mean, I don't know how you gonna burn liquid metals as fuel, but to each their own I guess.
Trash or unwanted things will be given to SCP-3425 three times a week to prevent an explosion.
Oh, there it is. I wonder why is it not in the Special Containment Procedure. Maybe because it's a minor thing, it's not like it could explode or anything.
The gel inside SCP-3425 is a green slimy substance made of traces of nitroglycerin, different kinds of non-nuclear isotopes and a strange complex chemical.
Any particular reason the gel doesn't have its own designation, like SCP-3425-2? Also, non-nuclear isotope is a bit of weird phrasing. Maybe non-radioactive instead? Like, "nuclear" in this context means pertaining to the nucleus of an atom, all isotopes are nuclear but not all of them are radioactive. IDK I'll leave that to the physicist/chemist.
You could just say "The gel contained within SCP-3425 consist of a mixture of chemicals with a trace of nitroglycerin. It is green in color and has {slimy} consistency."
SCP-3425 gel is known to release a chemical called 'Agent Orange' which is a herbicide and defoliant chemical which causes extreme health problems for individuals who are exposed. Agent Orange can give new born babies physical and mental deformities which can include cleft palate, mental disabilities, blindness and extra fingers and toes.
This is just doesn't fit at all. What is Agent Orange? A gas? Liquid? Why does it cause health problem, and why are we exposing it to newborn? This just feel too shoehorned, I mean like, if the bomb explodes there'd be no mother left to give birth anyway so it doesn't really matter but, the inclusion of agent orange in one paragraph and then not mentioned anywhere else isn't responsible of you as a report writer. Might as well not mention it, or if you want to mention it, include it in the test.
The gel caused the same damage as a anti-tank grenade.
And the rest of the test used non-scientific units. There are more than one kind of weapon classified as "Anti Tank Warhead" and I don't think they relied on explosive power—like, Panzerfaust used instead shaped charges to penetrate tank armor. The overall explosive power is not big, but the resulting jet of molten metal cuts through armor like butter. Surface explosion won't really do anything to tank armor, so anti-tank weapons have to penetrate it.
Likewise, "a torpedo" "a REDACTED" and "a Tsar Bomb" are not scientific measurement unit. You could instead use "kilogram TNT", while it's not an actual unit either it's more commonly used unit to measure explosion. Or better yet, just use Joule.
Yes, I will fix those up. There is one thing, you asked what is agent orange. Look it up. I will be fixing up every other error tho.
Okay now I know what is agent orange, now to the next question I asked why is it even mentioned here? And why is it only mentioned once in the paragraph? Why is it not mentioned in the logs? And what about my other questions about the concept?
Ok, fixed most of the errors up. Tell me if there is anything else is to fix.
You've been told repeatedly to get concepts checked before drafting. You have repeatedly failed to do so.
In the future please wait until you have positive reviews from the brainstorming thread before you post a draft for critique.