New SCP.
All right, let's hope this one sticks around longer than the last one. Suggestions are always welcome.
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The mental image of all the little dolls gathering together and crucifying another doll is beautiful.
A small typo I noticed in the Addendum 693/B section " the doll is no longer passively represents actions taken by the attuned." Might want to lose the "is" unless I'm a huge idiot in which case, being entirely possible, ignore me. I like it though. Good imagery with this one, bro.
Great idea all around, but I'm a little confused… does the doll seek the death of the person it's attuned to, or the doll's own "death"? If it's supposed to be used to spy on someone else, how exactly does it cause the death of the person it's attuned to if that person is nowhere nearby?
First off, upvoted.
With that out of the way, I'm torn about your reference to SCP-050: On the one hand, it fits this article well and adds a nice bit of added flavor to 050. On the other hand, crossreferencing SCPs (even one as popular and well-established as 050) by a member of Senior Staff could set a bad precedent for new authors. This particular cross-reference avoids both of the typical pitfalls (the article doesn't rely on the reference, and the referenced SCP is unlikely to be deleted), but a new user might not catch that distinction.
Thing is, there are a number of well established articles that are MUCH worse about cross-reference. Far better to keep around a modern example of how to do it the right way.
I like good cross-referencing (which this is) — it adds flavor to the articles, and makes the collection of articles on the site feel more unified in-character. It's easy enough to explain the pitfalls (Leicontis just did it…) so why can't newbies read that and do it right?
Maybe a bit about good vs. bad cross-referencing should be in the FAQ? I think just saying "don't do it" oversimplifies things.
I like good cross-referencing (which this is) — it adds flavor to the articles, and makes the collection of articles on the site feel more unified in-character. It's easy enough to explain the pitfalls (Leicontis just did it…) so why can't newbies read that and do it right?
Maybe a bit about good vs. bad cross-referencing should be in the FAQ? I think just saying "don't do it" oversimplifies things.
This. All of this. Especially the first part.
I'm unsure, this one almost feels a bit gratuitous.
this is a really good idea (crucified dolls are a really creepy mental image), but how do the dolls go about making people want to commit suicide/ have sex with others? Especially if someone knows about how they become broken after nine days. In fact, what would happen if the doll remained active for more than nine days, if the owner didn't commit suicide or go on a killing spree?
They alter the words and actions of the attuned… There is no mental compulsion, they simply urge the owner to actions by making them think the attuned says stuff they haven't. The dolls are crafted based on the idea that the owner will attune someone who has some importance to them, and aren't very bright.
I really want to see how these happens for some of the colors. Especially black. Maybe a testing log for one or two colors, with the more obvious ones (unrequited love) being left to the reader's imagination.
The problem is, the dolls themselves would be more subtle then i am capable of writing. But, an example from the Lust Doll:
The doll acts as normal until such time as the attuned enters their bed. At this point, the doll simulates the act of masturbation, describing lurid sexual desires, mostly involving the owner, to the point of claiming it wishes the owner to force sex upon the attuned, and that no matter how much the attuned denies it, the attuned wants the owner to keep going.
Yeah, and red would get the owner pissed off at the subject, and blue would maybe change what the attuned was saying to make it seem like nobody likes the owner. I guess I just don't understand what black would do, mostly. The other ones are pretty easy to guess.
"Y'know, I really like a man who does risky stuff."
Making the attuned seem to be in immediate danger and requiring assistance?
Hey, what happens if you dye one a different colour?
I like this a lot. Love the choice of picture, and love the structure of the addenda - the article was already good, and got better and better with each 'addition'. Upvoted.
They sell these same kind of dolls in a capsule machine where I work, now I'll just imagine them crucifying each other when no one is looking. +1
I actually got one of these out of the capsule machine at work last night, while i was stuck door greeting for an hour. During the space of that hour, the idea of the Knotty Stalkers and all the addenda was planned out in my head.
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