2013 CHALLENGE: Voct's challenge

Summary:

there's no idea so terrible that a sufficiently skilled writer can't make something wonderful out of it

Voct's challenge

Voct 13 Jun 2013 04:15

The SCP Foundation narrative project has existed for over five years. We've got almost 2000 SCPs, and we've probably had at least that many that were deleted.

Some of those may have been good ideas with terrible execution.

So here's what I'd like you to do. Take the basic ideas of two deleted SCPs, and combine them into something new and — ideally — wonderful.

If you're not sure where you can find deleted SCPs, here are some sources — and yes, some of these are only names.

• Boa Noah's Sandbox Hub of Shitty SCPs (note that this is a hub leading to multiple sandboxes of shitty SCPs)
• SCP Classic, containing entries that pre-date the Mass Edit
• and the Deletion Threads, available via the Announcements subforum. There's seventeen of 'em at last count! Here's the first clever one - http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-274563/deletions-2:electric-boogaloo .

Re: Voct's challenge

UraniumEmpire 13 Jun 2013 04:18

I'm working on a Fang Man rewrite at the moment involving romantic comedies, but this was before the challenge. I may do this later, once I finish the drafts I'm working on. Bit too much on my plate at the moment, but I digress. Sounds interesting.

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… and I'm not Robert Frost.

Re: Voct's challenge

Voct 13 Jun 2013 04:30

This is why I've never been able to take Fang Man seriously as an SCP.

Re: Voct's challenge

(account deleted) 14 Jun 2013 19:53

I'm trying to do this challenge right now, and had an entire thing written up… and then I re-read the challenge.

Take the basic ideas of two deleted SCPs, and combine them into something new and — ideally — wonderful.
two

Well. Shit.

Re: Voct's challenge

Communism will win 14 Jun 2013 21:11

Write it anyways.

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if your reading this your gay

Re: Voct's challenge

Doctor Flibble 15 Jun 2013 14:47

I'm probably not up to this challenge… but hey, I might give it a go anyway.

Here's what I was thinking. How about I combine the furry mirror with the saddest necrophile? Or is that too horrifying a prospect, even for this challenge?

Last edited on 15 Jun 2013 14:50 by Doctor Flibble Show more

Re: Voct's challenge

VAElynx 15 Jun 2013 14:59

You don't know until you try; that said, merely namesdropping bad articles isn't magically gonna produce something good.

Re: Voct's challenge

Voct 10 Jul 2013 23:10

Fine, fine. Make it one recycled/salvaged idea.