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The Once and Future Gun

stormbreath 17 Mar 2018 00:44

Move over, y'all. There's a new short Thaumiel in town.

Thanks to my reviewers: Draycott, slambo, weryllium, Lazar, Croquembouche, Gummy_Dragon, Arcas, DrChandra, MrBazzle, CaptainKirby

The image is from Document 1780-WL. FFB did not source it, but it is most likely their own creation.

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mlister 17 Mar 2018 00:53

It's a very bare-bones article. It seems to ride on the concept, which just isn't enough for me, in this case.

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RegularSlambo 17 Mar 2018 02:32

I really like the concept, but imo the short length inhibits further expansion. Novote for now.

TL333s 17 Mar 2018 13:39

This is really cool, a clever use of time travel and an interesting way to apply the Thaumiel class.

I'm not sure if you wanted the non-link to blend in, but "main page" is too bright to look like an actual link. The color code should be bb0011. (You can see it on 3231, that's how I know. :V)

stormbreath 18 Mar 2018 02:32

The non-link is supposed to look enough like a real link to convey the idea of "this is meant to be a link" but not enough that people actually mistake it for a link.

(For the record, I've used bb0011 before, on SCP-3557)

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NatVoltaic 17 Mar 2018 17:39

I have to agree with mlister and Slambo. A retrocausal weapon that will be constructed in the future is very cool concept, but keeping it as a short article leaves only that concept and not a whole lot else when there could be room for some very cool stuff.

Novoting.

jjone 17 Mar 2018 17:57

This form of time-travel is actually quite common, appearing in a fair number of popular stuff (Harry Potter, the British show 'Misfits', and Interstellar come to mind). I just don't find it all that interesting, and as others have said, the basic concept is all this has going for it.

Lazar Lyusternik 18 Mar 2018 03:48

Same issues as when I last looked at it - the idea is clever, but in order for it to actually work well as an article, you need a narrative that the reader can follow rather than just relying on the time-travel gimmick.

JosephSolomon 13 Apr 2018 07:26

It's just like the weapon used by my PL-120, but I still like the article enough to upvote

DeRockProject 17 Apr 2018 04:43

This is just sweet.

I wonder if anything interesting can be done with SCP-3797-ARC. It stayed around for a year, fighting immortals and reality benders, then it died, EXACTLY 1 year and 3 minutes after it appeared.

The minimalism of the Once and Future Gun means that details on SCP-3797-ARC will have to be sparse, too. Fleshing out 3797-ARC too much means fleshing out 3797 itself. (Which could be good or bad.) For now, though, 3797-ARC is generic enough to make me think there could be some potential?

stormbreath 17 Apr 2018 05:24

Oh woops the year on the second date was in error, it's meant to die exactly three minutes after awakening. Date should be 2015, not 2016. >_<

I had written some more details about SCP-3797-ARC, but it mostly boiled down to an uniteresting, very powerful sleeping demigod. Not including it in this document was an intentional choice, because I didn't think what I had in mind would make for an interesting story - what's interesting is how it was killed, not what it was.

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DeRockProject 17 Apr 2018 05:56

Oh 3 minutes haha.

Well, of course it'll be generic. But maybe it could be a bit different if anyone takes up on it. That's why it's such a smart idea to leave it unincluded for now. (and maybe it'll stay that way.)

Among what we already have, it coulda been, what, 239? Scarlet King? That's why, imo.

Hannah_AI 08 Jun 2018 21:09

This article gives me a picture. MTF was fighting with SCP-3797-ARC in despair, seems like no one can prevent SCP-3797-ARC, and the end of the world is coming.

Then instances of the Temporal Anomalies Department insignia appeared and terminated SCP-3797-ARC.

It's hope and hero.

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