Empowered Objects

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Test it on a blind person, A color blind person and person with no hands, a person with no motor control at all.

Test it in a room covered in maps. Test it with a another already constructed treasure map, attempt to remove pen's ink and test.

[Zaleramancer]

Give it to someone who doesn't know what it does.

[Philote]

Blind Person: Subject seems to be immune to the effects of the pen. Test tried again with subject having prior knowledge of the pen's abilities, subject is then able to draw a high quality map despite being unable to see.

Color Blind: I'm not sure how this would affect it.

No Hands: Subject would have to be instructed to pick the pen up in some other way first I would assume

No motor control: Subject beings jerking around as if possessed, resulting in (Need something out of the ordinary for map quality )

Room covered in maps / Already Constructed map: I have a feeling something interesting could be made with these, I'll have to give it more thought though.

Pen without ink: Leads to the whole, subject begins using blood for ink thing or something similar.

@Zale: Even without prior knowledge, the pen would affect the subject unless something inhibited it such as blindness.

[Zaleramancer]

Philote wrote

No motor control: Subject beings jerking around as if possessed, resulting in [Data Expunged].

[Philote]

So as far as I know, Zale, Vault, and Bug have all gone through the SCP site quite a lot. Any suggestions for making this SCP stand apart from all the others that make people go crazy?

We've got about three stages for how the SCP works. The initial drawing of the map, the following of the map, and the treasure at the end (Should it be successfully recovered).

I'll try to make a big post that has all the collected info at some point so that we can start working on writing it up better.

[Zaleramancer]

Not sure.

[Myself]

Hehe, my SCP Foundation browsing has so far gone undetected, despite me posting a power related to it.

Wait. I just blew my cover.

[Myself]

I'll just propose some minor alterations to the language, which you can choose whether or not to accept.

Philote wrote

Blind Person: Subject seems to be immune to the effects of the pen. Test tried again with subject having prior knowledge of the pen's abilities, subject is then able to draw a high quality map despite being unable to see.

Maybe try this: Subject displays apparent immunity to the effects of the item. Subsequent testing with subject possessing awareness of the item's anomalous properties, subjects is capable of drawing detailed, high-quality map despite blindness.

[Philote]

Alright, finally had the time/willpower to get back to this. I believe this is all the information we have right now for the first half of the SCP. I will work on the test log half as soon as I can. If someone could help rewrite/revise this or add in additional information to make it SCP worthy that would be helpful.

Philote wrote

"Pirate Pen"

Item #: SCP-#### (Any good number suggestion? Or should we just go with whatever?)

Object Class: Safe (Possibly Euclid)

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-### is to remain locked in a stainless steel safe when not in testing.  Paper or another writing surface, as well as ink, is to remain nearby the safe in the event SCP-### is activated so as to prevent the affected party from using the pen on themselves.  Access to SCP-### is restricted unless it is commissioned to be used during testing to prevent unnecessary activation

Description: SCP-#### was recovered from an elementary school in [Expunged]. A foundation researcher became aware of the object after the sudden gain in wealth and following death of Mr. [Expunged] became public. Mr. [Expunged] acquired SCP-#### from one of his students after observing its effects. The foundation discretely obtained SCP-#### after Mr. [Expunged]'s overuse of the object lead to his death.

SCP-#### is a pen marketed towards children. Iconic pirate images, most notably a large image of a pirate map wrapped around the pen's body, decorate SCP-####. The words '"Guaranteed Adventure" appear in large bold letters on the pen as well, a feature that is not present on other pens of this type produced from the same company.

No noticeable differences have been discovered in the materials that make up the pen that would lead to the effects it has displayed. The ink within the pen does not seem to change the object's behavior as any ink, or suitable liquid, have given the same results. SCP-####, when held, will eventually give its holder the idea that they can draw a working treasure map. The "treasure map" when successfully followed, has reliably lead to a "treasure."  The effects of the pen seems to grow more drastic the more knowledge the holder has of the pen's ability.

[Philote]

I've sort of been putting off working on this since I could not tell if anyone else had much interest or not, not to mention being busy with work and everything. I don't think I have the skill to rework the concept by myself, so unless someone wants to volunteer to help I might just drop the idea for now.

[Zaleramancer]

Let me look over it.

[Zaleramancer]

You should probably go into more detail about what constitutes as a treasure.

[Philote]

Alright, here is what I was wanting for the treasure. I didn't want there to be restrictions on what the "Treasure" could be. It could be something mundane if the SCP is used in a simple manor, something valuable if the user is lucky, something dangerous in certain circumstances, or something unbelievable as a result of special cases during testing.

I want the treasure to be mysterious and even dangerous at times, though rarely, but most of all I want it to be something that would be worth working towards by using the SCP.

Draw a simple, undetailed map and you find 50$
spend a lot of time and draw on an already existing map, and you get something rare yet valuable
use the SCP repeatedly for greed, get something dangerous (Yet would still be considered a "treasure" if it could be obtained safely)
use the SCP to draw a map into the depths of space, and you find an item of SCP quality (Assuming you can obtain it)

[Myself]

That seems interesting.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

I've been changing the names of some of my Rarae Objecti, as of late. Here's some of the edits.

Ear of Ariyu (now Lexicon's Lathe)- Omnilingualism

Stinkweed Staff (now Skunk's Scourge)- Noxious Odor Emission

Peregrine Panopticon (now Paragon Panopticon)- Optic Adaptation (for those of you who've read Evolutionist's Stone, think my character Charisma LeVeaux)

Scale of Glass (now See-Through Scale)- Transparency (like a lens)

Mask of Atrocious (now Atrox Arsenal)- Berserker Rage

Belt of Etrei (now Hound's Hunt)- Laelaps Effect (faster than any target you're chasing)

Fox's Paw (now Fox's Folly)- Teumessian Fox Effect (faster than any pursuer targeting you)

Jade Jaguar (now Panther's Prowl)- Umbrageous Invisibility aka Shadow Camouflage (the Jaguar in the original name is something of a long story)

Pendule of Pantomime (now Mime's Mask)- Mimesis

Pendant of Paroxysm (now Quark of Quaking)- Jolt Inducing (sort of like Epilepsy Inducing, but without the erratic brain activity)

So, basically, you can see why I changed some of the names. The originals were mostly just me having a hard time creating object names, then coming across a word I liked, and trying to make it fit (except I really did like Peregrine Panopticon, it's just a mouthful). The new names, I think, flow much more smoothly, especially since you have to call them out to activate them, similar to Shen Gong Wu.

[Smackgiver]

Oh. My. Giggety-gosh!  I just found this thread.  This is frickin' amazing!   How did I miss this up until now?!?!?  This is one of those obscure itches that needed scratching!  I totally want to absorb everything here and add them to my SPL mid-and-long term strategy.   Imma gonna have to unearth all those D&D spiral notebooks I stashed away with all those magical/psionic items and artifacts I've been ruminating on for the past 20 years.  

First item out of the starting block is the Taoist Jumpsuit of Style Transmogrification. A full-body, zipper-suit that enables the wearer to think of an attire ensemble and the suit responds to morph itself to the thoughts of its owner. White tie affair?  Just a thought away.  Need to camouflage as a grease monkey?  Just think the thought and all of a sudden, you're Cooter from Dukes of Hazzard!   (Might give away my age with that last reference)

Next, the Leather Gloves of Impact.  Handgear that marshalls all the kinetic and potential energy present into a single action peformed by the wearer. Think Bruce Lee's 1-inch-punch on steroids.  A simple twist of the torso and the tiniest punch-from-the-hip can translate into a man-sized hole in the side of a concrete building.

My deepest and soul-felt thanks to Myself for breathing life into a long-desired topic of discussion.  More to come in this.  Definitely, more to come.  I'll need to fully digest the existing submissions to make sure I don't duplicate.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Great minds certainly think alike! Just the other day, I was thinking of a magical Clothing Transmutation object as well.

I came up with the Warp Wardobe.

It may have become apparent by now, I'm sort of a sucker for alliteration. And I really like weird animals, too, so I sort of made some interpretive wiggle room to include them within my arsenal--er, array of dainty and perfectly harmless curios.

For example:

Parrot's Precision- Vocal Mimicry

Python's Patience- Hyperconstriction

Rhino's Rampage- Rampant Charge (my name for the Juggernaut's ability)

Cuckoo's Call- Portentous Presence (teleportation subconsciously triggered by the presence of danger--teleport away from somewhere to save yourself, or teleport to somewhere to help an innocent/ally) accompanied by the binary notes of a cuckoo's call

Jelly's Jolt- Cnidarian Touch (similar to a jellyfish)

Possum's Posture- Suspended Animation ('playing possum', hehe...I'm kooky like that)

Loon's Lookout- Psychic Healing (perfect, really; not only is 'loon' another word for a crazy person--and this object capable of curing insanity--but the actual bird called the loon was said, by sitting alone on tranquil waters, to symbolize tranquil harmony with the spirit world, and thus soundness of body and mind)

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Oh, and don't worry about submitting repeats. It's all just a matter of submitting awesome objects.

There's bound to be some overlap, now and again. Not to mention, it's not like they'll be precisely the same. Maybe a sword here, a wand there, but rarely would you come across an object that is both a ring and allows you to rust metals at will (like my Ring of Rubigo).

[Smackgiver]

I like your term better than mine -Warp Wardrobe seems to trip nicely off the tongue.

Also, although I may outwardly deny it, I too, have a soft spot for alliteration. It's kind of a guilty pleasure, along with puns and the occasional, colloquial use of metaphors.  

Each time I use (or think of using) a pun, I think of Paul Bettany's character in Master and Commander (the one with Russell Crowe) when he says" "He who would pun would pick a pocket".  

As for metaphors, I always reflect on Jack Nicholson's character in the movie "As Good as it Gets" when he says in the restaurant "people who talk in metaphors oughtta shampoo my crotch". In spite of that harsh Hollywood admonishment, I still find the temptation irresistible when the opportunity presents itself.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Hehehe, truth from the mountaintop. People who enjoy puns and alliteration are a rare treasure, sad to say.

Though, I really just wanted to come up with snappier names than my originals, and alliterations seem to help do the trick.

Some object names, I'm proud to say, I got right the first time. For example:

Astral Amulet- Astral Projection

Lash of Lightning- Electricity Generation (when cracked)

Detonator Diadem- Self-Detonation (and Reformation, of course)

Greased Lightning- Electrical Form

Quartz Quietus- Banishment (to my fictional nightmare realm, the Enneal Realm of Horrors)

Cheshire Choker- Cheshire Smile (smile and disappear like the Cheshire Cat)

Reaver Rapacious- Object Summoning


Others, unfortunately, I still have to work on:

Baton of Androgyny (now Baton of Bent-Gender)- Gender Shifting and Gender Manipulation

Beryl Basilisk (now the Bane of Basilisk)- Lethal Breath

Crystal Cockatrice (now the Curse of Cockatrice)- Death Stare

Glove of Gravity (now Gravity's Grasp)- Gravity Manipulation

Jaws of Charybdis (now Charybdis' Craving)- Vortex Generation

Magnesis Globe (now Magus Magnet)- Magnetism Manipulation

Moonstone Mockingbird (now Rex Recorder)- Psychic Recording (infinite audio, video, etc)

Cyberspheres (now Cyber Spheres)- Technopathy and Psychic Internet Access--throughout space and time (and there's two, so they can communicate with one another)

And I have so many more objects I need to rename. Some I even have to rename AND repurpose. I don't know what I was thinking back then, but I'm thinking much clearer now, I think.