SCP 001 | RNG SHADOW MAN | Entry Log 0.4 Frequency Unknown

Описание: Item #: SCP-001
Object Class: Keter (Proposed Reclassification: Apollyon Pending Review)
Special Containment Procedures: Due to the unpredictable nature of SCP-001, traditional containment is infeasible. All Foundation personnel are to maintain a minimum of 50% ambient lighting in operational areas at all times, with redundant power sources and automated shadow-detection systems installed in high-security zones. Random Number Generator (RNG) algorithms employed in Foundation simulations, security protocols, and anomalous testing must be audited bi-weekly for deviations exceeding 0.01% from expected statistical norms. Any detected anomalies in RNG outputs are to be reported immediately to O5 Command, triggering Protocol “Eclipse Denial” – a site-wide lockdown involving floodlights and mandatory psychological evaluations for exposed staff.
In the event of an SCP-001 manifestation, affected individuals are to be isolated and monitored for signs of “probability erosion,” including compulsive risk-taking behaviors or hallucinations of elongated shadows. Amnestic administration is authorized for low-level exposures; termination is required for advanced cases to prevent cascade failures in local reality anchors.
Description: SCP-001, designated “The RNG Shadow Man,” is a sentient anomalous entity manifesting as a humanoid silhouette composed of non-reflective void-like material, approximately 2.1 meters in height with disproportionate limb extensions that vary per appearance. It exhibits no facial features, vocalizations, or thermal signature, but observers consistently report an overwhelming sensation of being “watched” or “judged” by probabilistic forces.
SCP-001’s appearances are inextricably linked to deviations in random number generation systems. It materializes when RNG outputs in proximity (within 100 meters) produce sequences that defy statistical probability – such as generating the same number 100 times consecutively in a fair system, or aligning with personal “lucky numbers” of nearby individuals in a manner suggesting precognition. Once manifested, SCP-001 manipulates local probability fields, causing chains of improbable events: equipment malfunctions, coincidental accidents, or even alterations to historical records (e.g., retroactively changing lottery outcomes or weather patterns).
The entity does not engage in direct physical aggression but instead “feeds” on uncertainty, elongating shadows in the environment to envelop victims. Contact with these extended shadows induces a state known as “Entropic Dissolution,” where the affected individual’s life trajectory unravels through a series of increasingly unlikely misfortunes, culminating in death or anomalous transformation (e.g., spontaneous combustion at odds of 1 in 10^12). Survivors exhibit permanent alterations to their personal RNG – forever plagued by bad luck in games of chance or decision-making.
Discovery of SCP-001 occurred during Incident 001-RNG-Alpha on [REDACTED], when a Foundation quantum computer simulating multiversal branches produced an infinite loop of identical outputs, summoning the entity within Site-19’s server room. It proceeded to “audit” 17 personnel, resulting in a 300% spike in on-site accidents over the following week. Analysis suggests SCP-001 may be a guardian or byproduct of baseline reality’s probabilistic framework, punishing artificial interference with randomness.
Addendum 001-1: O5-█ has hypothesized that SCP-001 represents a foundational flaw in the universe’s “code,” where shadows serve as conduits for quantum indeterminacy. Attempts to weaponize it against other anomalies have failed, often backfiring with catastrophic RNG manipulations (see Incident Log 001-RNG-Beta, where a test against SCP-682 resulted in the lizard entity’s temporary invincibility via infinite dice rolls).
Further research is restricted to Level 5 clearance, as prolonged exposure to SCP-001 documentation has correlated with minor probability anomalies in readers’ daily lives. Remember: In the shadows of chance, it waits.