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So, I've tried my hand at an SCP and it has failed every time so, I'm trying a new idea. The gist of this is it's a knife that will pass through skin and clothes and cut only internal organs. I have not read every SCP so if this has been done before tell me and if someone thinks I should try this give me some tips or questions. Thank you.

I've never heard of something like this before, so you're probably in the clear originality-wise.

If the article ends up conceptually just what you've written here, I guarantee that no one will remember it fifteen minutes after reading it. It will likely be deleted.

Not that every single article on the wiki needs to tell a seven-part epic with forty different collapsibles, but there needs to be something there to cause the reader to be interested in it. A story, a distinctive image, something. This article, as you've presented it, has nothing.

I would strongly recommend that you think on this knife. Imagine its uses. Imagine what sort of person would use it or what sort of person would make it. What could you do with it? What could you do with it that you would otherwise never consider? Imagine someone using it. Are there any images that stick with you?

If you find something from all of that sticks with you, then try working that into your article.

This sounds similar to the neuroknife from the Dune prequels. Similar, but just different enough to work.

See, the neuroknife just makes the brain think that horrible things are happening - as such, it can be used for torture or to kill (if your brain registers fatal damage, it'll shut down).

This idea causes actual damage, just not to the clothing/skin.

A question: is the effect adjustable? Does it only cut animal internal organs, or can it be adjusted to cut, say, the studs inside a wall without the cut showing on the wall? In other words, a phase-shifting knife?

Wait, if it ONLY cuts internal organs, that means it wouldn't be able to get to them through the skin, and would be forced to enter through the mouth or other open holes. A bit of a freaky thought, might want to consider adding that. I honestly think its a more interesting way as opposed to having it just pass through skin and clothes.

Go further. How about a knife that causes tissue to separate and bond back together during the actual cutting? Still hurts and leaves scar tissue behind. The kicker? The knife will always cause an infection under the skin.

Maybe, instead of going with the "it was meant to kill people" route, you could instead make it some sort of surgical implement made out of a misguided attempt to help people. I like the idea of something that only cuts internal organs/tissues, but I think it needs a bit more substance in order to separate it from other weapon SCPs.