I thought about writing about an SCP which has the aspect of an ice statue of a man standing on his knees with his hands on his face. It would have the anomalous ability to modify its environment by lowering the temperature down to -273.15 degrees Celcius, its radius slowly expanding provided that no counter-measure is used. This effect can proceed trough most materials making the object class of this SCP Keter. The only known way of effectively canceling its effects being the use of an instance of SCP-457.
An addendum would mention the case in which this SCP "breached" containment and its radius became so large that multiple instances of SCP-457 and SCP-310 were needed to recontain it.
Btw this is my first try at making an SCP article.
So, what you have currently is the "thing that does a thing" or "X that does Y" concept. An SCP article is much more than simply an anomalous item, being, place, or event. The true meat of the SCP is the story around the anomalous thing. The thing itself is a vehicle that the narrative is attached to. To give my best example from Series 1, look at SCP 093: The anomalous item itself is a rock that turns mirrors into interdimensional portals. The thing that makes this SCP shine is the story; the history of the dimension that it leads to.
Things What Do a Thing: An Essay On Anomalies That Are Things That Do A Thing
There are other guides there that can be very helpful, but these three are some of the most often recommended for first-time contributors.
We need to know more than just "it's a statue that freezes things around it." What story are you going to tell - How The Foundation found it, Who or what created it and why, did someone use it to some end? (These are not all questions that must be answered, these are some possible narrative hooks.) You need something that differentiates this as an SCP, instead of just an Anomalous Item.
I also recommend reading several (at least 10-20) of the top-rated SCPs from the last several months, and avoid reading series 1 SCPs for inspiration. Many series 1 SCPs would not last a day under current SCP standards, and a few are only still around because of their history with the wiki itself. (This does not apply to all series 1 SCPs, as you can see I mentioned 093 earlier, but many of these were written before the wiki's style had really been cemented.)
multiple instances of SCP-457 and SCP-310 were needed to recontain it.
Having your SCP's containment be reliant on reference to other SCPs - especially Series 1 SCPs - is not recommended. Also, I disagree with the Keter classification. The anomaly itself, the statue, is not actively trying to escape, is it? It should be Safe, all you need to do is keep it in a (heated) box and you'll be safe from it. The classification is about how difficult it is to contain, not how dangerous it is.
The object, while important, is not actually the main focus of the SCP. A good story, a compelling narrative, something that makes the reader feel something - that is the goal of an SCP article. What feeling do you want to evoke from the reader? Horror? Empathy? Sadness? You need to create a narrative around this object and its effects.
I am not saying this to discourage you, I just want you to understand the amount of effort that goes into creating a successful SCP.
If you can revise this idea with a story that you want to tell, we will be able to give you much more meaningful and constructive critique.
Thanks for the feedback .










