This is my entry for Wilt's challenge. The three tags I got were artistic, adaptive, and gravity. Hopefully this holds up.
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I like it! Very interesting idea (to my knowledge although it sounds familiar, I don't think the territory has been explored much before), and you certainly got the artistic and adaptive tags I'd say. I might also be a little influenced by my inherent love of Tolkien's universe and his written works, but what better book to physically transform into representations of its own scenes than one with that much description and depiction? Certainly fits the bill.
I would say however (just to be niggly) the last part of the description where:
"burning the pages of SCP-1554 causes a sudden gravitational shift of approximately ███ G in an upward direction, invariably resulting in the death of the individual who ignited SCP-1554."
is a little bit vague and looks like you've just thrown it in to make up for your "gravity" tag. While it might be good to integrate it a little more with the rest of the description, or optionally make the gravity thing a little more involved with the main subject of the book's anomalousness; I would suggest maybe a more detailed description of the sudden gravitational force, for example:
Does it just happen in a specific measurable region near or around the book? Does it deliberately target the person who set it on fire, or just blindly cause the shift to its surroundings?
Just a thought. Otherwise, great job!!
The gravity tag was a bitch to integrate into this, and if people object enough, I may take it down to revise that particular part.
I removed the gravity tag because it simply doesn't make sense. If it flings the offender into the air without causing everything /else/ around them to be thrown upwards as well (including the book itself), it's merely a telekinetic force. Not to mention a mere change in gravity wouldn't suddenly cause the site's building structure to suddenly adopt the strength of foam board.
…well, shit.
Guess I'm rewriting this, then.
EDIT: Redid the gravity aspect. Is the tag applicable now?
It kinda does, but now it reminds me of SCP-1136 except it's a book instead of a gecko. Retagging accordingly.
Also, just a minor nitpick: You mention that the D-class was "terminated" by lack of oxygen. Terminated typically means intentionally offing someone, and in this case he was merely collateral damage in the process of protecting a fragile SCP object. "D-#### suffocated due to lack of oxygen" would work just as well, methinks.
This is pretty nifty.
if your reading this your gay
I downvoted at first because we've already got a book carving SCP, but the more I read the test logs, the more I liked it. The part about extinguishing the Balrog creating more -A's got a laugh out of me. So I think this is a worthy entry after all.
I generally wait until the end of an article before I upvote, but I think I tried to upvote this every time I got to a new description of what happens when you screw with the book. Yes, I love Tolkien. And honestly, the gravity effect is awesome. The largest possible threat to any paper tends to be fire, given it would envelope the entire work . This is simply a book making sure that whoever is aiming for permanent and quick destruction instead receives such a fate themself. Enthusiastic upvote.
What if you cut a page? Does this produce similar results to cutting?
(account deleted)Gee whiz, I wonder what could possibly happen if you cut a page vs. if you're cutting it? I just wonder what!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Edit: OK, maybe I was a little too sassy there.
I, uh, think they meant "cutting". As in, taking a cutting of a plant and replanting it to grow separately.
Also, they said it three years ago, I doubt they're keeping up with it.
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