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Firstly, I apologize if I break any rules or otherwise, I am relatively new to the site.

I have been trying to form an idea for an SCP article for quite a while, and I settled on a sort of fortune-telling/predicting… thing. Now, I ask for your feedback. More specifically, has this been overdone? I've read quite a few SCP articles, however not nearly close to all of them. I welcome any and all critique!

SCP-XXXX would be a door and doorframe, of modern build. The object itself would be heavily scarred, as if it had been through a fire. A metal mail slot would be situated in the center of the door, likely looking just as rough as the rest of it. There would be no abnormalities when first observed, a simple door through and through.

However, the anomalies would begin to arise when one person knocks on the "front" of the door. Maybe shuffling would be heard behind the door, or a shadow could pass by a clouded window. Then, the mail slot would be opened quickly, and a letter dispensed.

The letter would be addressed to whoever knocked, with their name written formally across the note. Upon opening and reading the letter, the person would read a fortune or otherwise, perhaps predicting a major moment in their lives. I would likely have the letters be writing in a rhyming/riddle form.

I know this is an incredibly rough draft but I would appreciate feedback, and please tell me if this has been done before in similar fashion!

The idea is a good mechanism to initiate interesting storytelling. The actual strength of the skip would likely depend on the stories told from what fates befall anyone to have their fortunes told.

Now SCP-983 'Birthday Monkey' is a lot different from what your proposing so don't worry. The strength of the scip is very much in the additional documents that detail the fates of anyone who use it. So I think its a good place to draw inspiration from. Also, what this fortune telling door needs is a bit of background to place it in the world. Is it located in an abandoned building? Is it a keter that teleports around to people? Can you add some vague connection to a mysterious event? Birthday Monkey only provides that it might have been made in the 1940's, was bought at a flea market, and is dressed in circus garb. Its not much but readers are able to use their imagination from there.

The riddles can be a fun part of the scip to decipher. Like a puzzle in the back of a reader's mind while reading the scip for clues.