What exactly can I use from the mythology and what can I make my own? Should I make it really accurate or should I put my own twist on it (Like my own explanation for why they can do what they can do)?
Should I make it really accurate or should I put my own twist on it
I'd say go with a twist. If what you write up is essentially a rehashed version of classic myths, then the audience might get bored with the lack of unique material. The articles that borrow from mythology tend to be more engaging if they offer a different perspective that the reader might not have considered before; if you write "Norse myth, but as SCP" people who are familiar with the myth involved might predict everything that happens in the article and it'll seem like a stats dump more than a piece of flash fiction.
I think I have the basic idea down, now the only question is what could I make the twist be? I personally believe that I would like to try to make it simple, but engaging. Like, the Foundation know what it can do, but I still want it to be interesting to read. Any vague suggestions?
I think I have the basic idea down, now the only question is what could I make the twist be?
That is largely up to you, since only you have the full picture of what's going on here.
Besides, your enquiry is rather limiting since you only say it's something from Norse mythology. When you don't even tell others the exact aspect you're using, it is nigh difficult for others to suggest what kind of twist can work.
Twists are not things that fit in no matter what. They need context to work off of.
Well, my idea is to create an SCP based off of the einherjar (Odin's chosen warriors of Valhalla) as something like "the perfect warrior/fighter".
Two tips:
- Read up all you can re: einherjar. Think about fundamental aspects of the myth and attempt to deconstruct it
- Consider the idea of the "perfect warrior" and deconstruct it. Can a "perfect warrior" even exist? What is the price for it? How does one strive to be a "perfect warrior"?