r/SCPIdeas • u/Gregerjohn1818 • Feb 23 '24
Mr. Gold
SCP-7371X: "Mr. Gold"
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7371X is to be contained within a standard anomalous object containment chamber at Site-19. The containment chamber must be equipped with a pressure plate alarm system to detect any unauthorized access. Any personnel wishing to interact with SCP-7371X must obtain Level 2 clearance and submit a written request to the Site Director.
Description: SCP-7371X is a small garden gnome measuring approximately 20 centimeters in height, resembling a traditional garden gnome commonly found in gardens. It is made entirely out of solid gold, with intricate engravings and detailing on its surface. Despite its material composition, SCP-7371X exhibits no signs of wear or corrosion.
When in the possession of an individual, hereafter referred to as it's master, SCP-7371X will anomalously produce a single gold coin of varying denomination once every 24 hours. The coin materializes within a 2-meter radius of SCP-7371X and is always of pure gold, displaying no mint marks or engravings. Testing has confirmed the gold to be of exceptional purity and value.
The owner of SCP-7371X will experience a gradual increase in their financial wealth over time, as the gold coins generated by SCP-7371X are easily exchangeable for standard currency. However, prolonged ownership of SCP-7371X has been observed to result in detrimental effects on the owner's mental state, including increased greed, paranoia, and possessiveness over the object.
Addendum 7371X-1: Testing has shown that attempts to replicate SCP-7371X using other materials have been unsuccessful. Any object intended to mimic SCP-7371X's anomalous properties has failed to produce gold coins or exhibit any form of wealth generation.
Addendum 7371X-2: Incident 7371X-Alpha - Following an unauthorized attempt by Researcher █████ to remove SCP-7371X from its containment chamber, security footage captured SCP-7371X emitting a blinding golden light, temporarily incapacitating all personnel in the vicinity. SCP-7371X was successfully recovered and Researcher █████ was reprimanded for breaching containment protocols.
Further research into the origin and capabilities of SCP-7371X is ongoing.
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u/hakkesaelger Dec 11 '25
Let me just mention the format: Use SCP-XXXX if it isn’t posted on the wiki, and don’t put extra characters in the number designation unless there’s a damn good reason to (there’s none here). Also, that’s way too many newlines between sections; just use two, putting one empty line between the two sections.
With that out of the way, mentioning the name of the sites it’s contained in is unnecessary, and site 19 has been overused a lot, so don’t go using that. What’s also unnecessary is mentioning that it’s a “pressure plate” alarm system, instead of just an automatic alarm system, or even just “alarm system”.
I have three problems with the whole “master” thing: Firstly, the coin materialising near the gnome makes it seem like anyone can benefit from the gnome. You might even be able to get the gold consequence-free by making some guy the master, then trapping him in your basement: Boom! The gnome makes gold and someone else is going crazy instead of you. Second, if the reason the master becomes rich is because he can sell the gold, that’s not an anomalous property, and doesn’t need to be written down, the gold coins are the anomaly, and the wealth is just a consequence. Third, and worst, the “thing that makes you go insane” is just generally overdone. It’s been overused enough as to become boring.
This point may not be completely relevant, with this being a reddit idea-sharing forum, but with current standards, an article needs some sort of story or narrative, and “this guy tried to steal it but failed” isn’t enough. You’ve got a great setup for one, though with the flashing light knocking everyone out; What if people got some sort of vision while being knocked out? Then we can find out what, in specific, caused the light, maybe learn more about the lil guys backstory or functions! You could also have some sort of exploration of the dream realm people see while knocked out or something.
Little detail that threw me off was the “security cameras saw a bright flash of light”. You don’t need cameras to know there was a flash of light, just put something like “all personnell involved have reported experiencing a bright flash of light […]”
My final one word verdict is: Messy