Tim could barely wait to get back to his dorm and load up a new game
his friend had just let him borrow.
He had allegedly gotten ahold of a pirated beta version of a popular
online game that had an urban legend tied to it.
He skated down the sidewalk as fast as he could and ran straight to his
room. The game finished installing, and
Tim began his long-anticipated journey.
In the blink of an eye, six hours vanished.
Tim hadn’t moved from his chair, but he felt heavier the more
played. The next day came, but Tim decided
to skip class to spend more time playing. His character was
progressing fast, already level thirty five.
Tim decided it was finally time to get up to stretch and take care of
real life errands, when the chair beneath him broke. Tim collapsed on
the floor, unable to move. He noticed his shirt was ripped all
over and his pants were unusually tight.
Tim had gotten jacked, just like his character in the game.
He tried picking himself off the floor, but couldn’t find his center
of gravity. Tim tried yelling for help, but his pecs and traps had
gotten so large, they were squeezing against his windpipe,
making it hard to yell for help, let alone breathe.
Tim laid on the ground and tried to stay calm„ but knew something was
wrong. How did he get so bulky so fast? The only thing he had been
doing was playing the game. Could that have something to do with it?
He glanced over and looked over at the computer screen. The idle
camera zoomed around his character.
Days had passed until Tim’s roommate looked for him. He called
throughout the dorm, and went over to his room. He opened the door,
and found Tim’s body on the ground next to the online game. The cause
of death was listed as suffocation,
and his character had been kicked due to inactivity...
Welcome to SCP Exposed. Today, we bring you safe-class subject number
eight nine six, also known as the online role-playing game, but
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SCP eight nine six is a popular role-playing game, known to the
public as world of warcraft. While the version of the game that was
sold to the public contains no anomolous effects, the original
code created by Allen Adham exhibits traits that warrant the
online game’s classification as an SCP.Eight nine six functions like
any standard online role-playing game. Players are logged into one
of several servers, where they are free to create a character using
customization tools. Eight nine six’s effect occurs when
players create an avatar that shares the exact first and last
name of the creator. Once this happens, the user is linked to the
avatar through imprinting. Once linked, any changes to the online
avatar’s stats directly affect the player.
Researchers are still unsure as to how this is possible, but theorize
it may have something to do with the mental state of the user while
playing the SCP. In SCP eight nine six, there are
six basic character stats that skill points can be allocated
toward, directly affecting certain aspects of character growth.
These stats are strenth, which
increases the avatar’s power ability.
Stamina, allowing the avatar to go longer without the need for food,
water, or sleep. It also increases physical
endurance, and resistance to both physical damage and disease.
Charisma, granting the avatar deep understanding of other people, and
the ability to take adavantage of this.
Intelligence, which raises the amount of information retained,
making problem solving easier. And wisdom, a moral-ethical buff
with passive effects. Eight nine six is incapable of
being contained, due to its already widespread public knowledge.
Since the anomolous properties of the SCP have been mostly
neutralized, the production and sale of the game itself is allowed.
The server hosting SCP eight nine six’s orignal code is housed at
site-15 within the foundation. Five standard desktop computers are
to be connected directly to the server. Eight nine six is never to
be connected to the internet or any of site-15’s networks,
and is allowed to be patched through use of physical media only.
Due to liability and possible loss of valuable foundation data,
Foundation personnel below level 4 clearance are not authorized to use
SCP eight nine six.
Any testing of eight nine six performed with D-class personnel is
to be monitored for anomolous effects.
Containment procedures must be altered for each individual to
prevent any security breaches from occurring.
In a recently declassified recovery log for eight nine six, reports
mentioned the beta code exhibited anomolous effects, such as
intercepting intra-office emails. The code was quickly patched,
allowing production to continue. During Testing phase one conducted
by the foundation, five d-class personnel were selected and put in
a group. Each class-D was assigned a role
within the group designed to test one specific statistic and referred
to by an alias describing their role, as follows:
D-896-a: Knight - character focus on stamina.
D-896-b: Berserker - character focus on strength.
D-896-c: Cleric - character focus on wisdom.
D-896-d: Warlock - character focus on intelligence.
D-896-e: Bard - character focus on charisma.
The following is a compiled list of notes taken during the experiment.
The subjects have been playing for one week. The subjects work well
together and have begun searching more dangerous areas of SCP-896 for
magical items. Knight has been able to maintain a
full sprint on the treadmill for two minutes tolerance.d displays an
increased pain Berserker has begun to develop a
more muscular physique and can lift 9% more than control tests.
Bard’s abilities are hard to quantify, as expected.
Warlock’s abilities in information recall and application have
increased dramatically. Cleric has begun conducting highly
organized and logical debates with researchers regarding the ethics
and purpose of SCP/human testing. The subjects have been playing for
two weeks. Berserker broke his keyboard and mouse by gripping
them. Subject has been provided a custom made keyboard and mouse made
of steel. All subjects have begun to defer to
Bard’s judgment of any situation and begun providing him all magical
items, regardless of Bard’s actual need or use of the item. However,
the IQ’s of the subjects focusing on physical stats has plummeted.
Bard, Cleric, and Warlock have significantly reduced energy levels
and have lost 20% of their muscle mass over the last two weeks.
Berserker and Knight quibbled over who should receive a magic item,
and the argument turned violent. Berserker was able to throw Knight
into a containment wall before being subdued by security.
Knight was unharmed despite causing significant damage to the concrete
wall. Berserker was easily subdued with the use of a taser. Although
he is physically very strong, he possesses no additional toughness
or endurance. The converse is true with Knight. Although highly
resistant to damage and physical pain, he is no stronger than his
control test. Berserker has been fitted with a standard Foundation
shock collar to ensure compliance. Bard was terminated today.
Foundation researcher REDACTED has
elected to play Bard’s avatar to allow testing to continue.
Total containment breach all subjects terminated. Testing
discontinued...
To this day, SCP eight nine six is enjoyed by millions of players
around the world, anomalous effect free.
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