Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a secure storage locker when not in use. Access to SCP-XXXX is permitted by personnel with level 2 security clearance pending approval by personnel with minimum level 3 security clearance.
Following Incident XXXX-1, any personnel that have been subjected to SCP-XXXX's anomalous effects must be monitored by Foundation psychiatric staff until they are determined to be in satisfactory psychological condition.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an anomalous copy of the Player's Handbook, and is physically identical to non-anomalous versions of the book, with the exception of a handwritten note on the inside cover apparently intended for its original owner. SCP-XXXX's anomalous effects manifest when this note is read by a subject seated by themselves at a table with enough space for at least 4 other individuals to sit. Upon reading the note, SCP-XXXX will manifest 4 incorporeal entities of human appearance, and the entities (hereby referred to as SCP-XXXX-A instances) will join the subject at the table. SCP-XXXX-A instances take the form of individuals that the subject shares a close relationship with, or had shared a close relationship with in the past. This most often consists of individuals the subject thinks of as "friends", though instances can appear as family members or romantic interests. SCP-XXXX-A instances will change appearance if a different subject activates SCP-XXXX's anomalous effects, but retain the same appearance for each subject. SCP-XXXX-A instances are able to recall information and events from prior manifestations, but only if said manifestations were activated by the current subject.
After manifestation, SCP-XXXX-A instances will ask the subject to engage in a game of Dungeons & Dragons with them, though there appears to be no memetic compulsion to accept. If the subject declines, SCP-XXXX's anomalous effects will cease, and all SCP-XXXX-A instances will demanifest. Acceptance instead results in further anomalous activity: Several objects commonly used during the play of the aforementioned role-playing game (hereby referred to as SCP-XXXX-B instances) will manifest in a similar fashion as the SCP-XXXX-A instances.
- SCP-XXXX-B-1: Two (2) identical sets of eight (8) gaming dice of various shapes and sizes.
- SCP-XXXX-B-2: One (1) piece of blank white cardboard folded into three sections.
- SCP-XXXX-B-3: Four (4) "Character Sheets" - sheets of standard letter paper containing information about the fictional characters each player assumes the role of during play. The information displayed on each sheet remains the same across multiple activations by the same subject in the same way the appearances of SCP-XXXX-A instances remain the same, only changing under certain conditions.
- SCP-XXXX-B-4: One (1) expanded vinyl mat overlaid with a square grid. During play, descriptions of the environment made by the SCP-XXXX-A instance assuming the role of "Dungeon Master" will cause objects matching the descriptions given to appear on the grid at a 1:12 scale (Approximation - The scale of created objects is not consistent over 100% of tests). Descriptions of creatures or characters made by the "Dungeon Master" will similarly cause the manifestation of figurines resembling the descriptions given.
After SCP-XXXX-B manifestation, one of the SCP-XXXX-A instances will assume the role of "Dungeon Master", and present the remaining SCP-XXXX-A instances and the subject with a scenario that holds similarities to an event in the subject's past. The subject is free to stop playing at any time, and doing so causes the immediate cessation of SCP-XXXX's effects.
Discovery: SCP-XXXX was initially discovered by Agent Cresten Burrows after it was passed on to him following the death of his brother, SCP-XXXX's original owner, along with his other possessions. Its anomalous effects were accidentally triggered by Agent Burrows soon after, and SCP-XXXX was brought into Foundation custody.
Selected Test Logs (All logs available to personnel wtih minimum level 2 security clearance):
This transcript is a portion of a longer log. The excluded material is available upon request.
Researcher: Junior Researcher Lina Zhou
Subject: D-7034
<Begin Log>
D-7034: I didn't know you guys were into thi-JESUS CHRIST!
SCP-XXXX-A-1: Jeez, calm down, man. I brought the guys over for visiting hours.
SCP-XXXX-A-2: 'Sup.
SCP-XXXX-A-3: Lookin' good, Rich!
SCP-XXXX-A-4: How've ya' been?
D-7034: Visiting hours-what the hell? I thought they didn't allow visitors down here, ain't this some super top secret fed lab or something? Didn't Leo get busted a few years back?
SCP-XXXX-A-3: Oh, you know those fuckin' pigs can't hold me.
SCP-XXXX-A-1: Now, we all thought you'd probably be bored outta your mind in here, so we brought you something. I know it's probably not your thing, but just give it a try. You heard of Dungeons & Dragons?
D-7034: That dumb board game? This book yours, then?
SCP-XXXX-A-1: It's actually pretty fun, if you give it a try.
D-7034: …Alright, what the hell. You guys gotta tell me how to play, though, cause I got no idea how any of this works.
D-7034 proceeded to interact with the SCP-XXXX-A instances for the next two hours, until prompted by Jr. Researcher Zhou to stop.
Note: Agent Morgan Graham originally requested to participate in Experiment XXXX-6 while recovering from injuries sustained during the containment of SCP-████. During Experiment XXXX-6, SCP-XXXX-A instances took the appearance of her deceased squadmates, marking the first incident of SCP-XXXX-A instances appearing as deceased individuals. Agent Graham has since participated in multiple experiments involving SCP-XXXX.
This transcript is a portion of a longer log. The excluded material is available upon request.
Researcher: Senior Researcher Riley Davis
Subject: Agent Morgan Graham
<Begin Log>
Graham: Oh, but that shot Adam took? Absolutely insane. Thought I was gone when I heard the shot, wasn't expecting the fucker's head to explode like a goddamn watermelon.
[Agent Graham and SCP-XXXX-A instances burst into laughter.]
SCP-XXXX-A-2: If I'm being honest, it was all you. Never could've landed it if he weren't distracted with trying to kill your sorry ass.
Graham: I only looked like that 'cause I meant to. It was a tactical necessity.
SCP-XXXX-A-1: Oh, sure. That makes, what, twenty tactical necessities so far?
SCP-XXXX-A-4: And counting.
[Agent Graham and SCP-XXXX-A instances burst into laughter.]
Davis: Morgan, I get that you're having a good time, but can we wrap it up? It's been hours. I just want lunch.
Graham: Alright, fine, I got it. Cool if we stop here, girls?
SCP-XXXX-A-3: Fine with me.
SCP-XXXX-A-4: Whatever you say, boss.
SCP-XXXX-A-2: Yeah, sure.
SCP-XXXX-A-1: When do you guys want to get together again? Same time next week?
Graham:I'm getting transferred out in a couple days. Docs say I'm not fit for field work anymore, getting reassigned to '87. Security detail. Don't think they'll let me go across the country just to fuck around with XXXX.
SCP-XXXX-A-3: Boo.
SCP-XXXX-A-1: Well, hey, just cause you're in the pit doesn't mean you can't see us anymore.
SCP-XXXX-A-4: We've been missing the hell out of you.
Graham: I've been missing you guys too. A lot.
SCP-XXXX-A-1: You can always come visit, buttercup.
[Agent Graham begins to sob.]
Graham: Y-Yeah. I will, I promise.
[SCP-XXXX-A instances demanifest. Agent Graham continues sobbing for another 23 seconds until end of the recording.]
Incident XXXX-1: 3 days following Experiment XXXX-11, Agent Graham failed to check in to Site-██, prompting personnel to investigate. Agent Graham was found in her apartment home in █████████, ████████████ unconscious and with heavy blood loss after an attempted suicide, and medical personnel were notified. Agent Graham has since recovered, but has been placed on leave and assigned mandatory counseling by Foundation psychiatric personnel.
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