SCP-1230 - A Hero Is Born (SCP Animation)

[@SCP]

Have you ordered your SCP-999 Tickle Monster plush yet? Go to scpswag.com/ to get your own right now!

[@boijone8440]

as someone who knows how to lucid dream on command, i dont think i need an scp for this. imma try and do this tonight

[@shuichi28]

Hey Mr.Narrator what if someone used scp-1230 to figure out a way to help restore scp-1762, like a way to use the the book that came out of scp-1762 to create a new new fantasy do you think that could be done?

[@ComicalRealm]

Proof that an SCP doesn’t have to be scary. It can warm your heart, and teach you a great message

[@Ktr-1142-ema]

Dont forget the unlocked potential

[@konikonitrainerwill5969]

Also (heartwarming only) 131.

[@aaronjordan9387]

How dare you forget about scp-999

[@ThrillSeeker3524]

I love this, SCP-999, SCP-2295, SCP-2800 and SCP-5094

[@Ktr-1142-ema]

@@aaronjordan9387 i didnt hes the reason i wake up that and hubby

[@ryuukami__]

I feel so bad for the Bookkeeper, such a nice person who couldn't prevent the inevitable

[@greenshinigami5566]

The only thing the book keeper could've done is to turn everything into the worst nightmare ever experienced to convince the researcher to not end his life moments after coming back to reality. He was able to prevent everything but couldn't bring himself to do it. Being too nice is bad,better be grey.

[@ZeoViolet]

@@greenshinigami5566 That may not have been in his power. If his desire was to keep people happy, whatever gave him the power to do so might have had such a stipulation along with it, making sure the Bookkeeper knew the risks he was undertaking. He may have realized too late that people have extremely complicated minds, both conscious, unconscious, and subconscious. I'm speculating, but he had many chances to turn things too dark in order to get someone to wake up, but never did, and he was such a nice guy, if he'd had the power, he would have done so for a person's own good, instead of having to go along with what they wanted to do.

[@greenshinigami5566]

@@ZeoViolet Maybe,maybe not,can go both ways. Still i think the goodness got the better of him and the said researcher took advantage of it. Not to mention he admitted his mistake so i doubt it wasn't in his power,he probably didn't encounter such a sad person preferring dream fantasy over reality yet thus changing the scp behavior(making absolutely sure the hero doesn't lose themselves in the dream). After all it's not unlikely that an scp will change its behavior or itself as a whole,you never know.

[@ZeoViolet]

@@greenshinigami5566 I also don't assume that any SCP that can think as intelligently as a human, is less capable of changing itself than a human. I also tend to think this SCP is a good reason why SCP 5000 doesn't exist.

[@durpyduck3574]

I cried when I saw how had the old man felt

[@kookio4284]

God I would absolutely kill to have this SCP. Every time I wake up, I can just go back the next night and ask him to continue, or maybe start a new adventure if he ever gets tired of the same one.

[@y4y8y5]

It would be like the best videogame ever

[@ChannelofNathaniel]

I’d say that’s a good compromise

[@sewpkan1297]

The Bookkeeper is literally the ultimate dm for any tabletop game.

[@IneffableChild]

Yeah, and this way it could be a new story and universe whenever you'd like if you wanted something new.

[@fioafionawright8604]

@@IneffableChild idk I’m sentimental asf would prolly want to transfer characters n stuff, no doubt run into continuity issues when you have like anime cat girls and elves fighting aliens on a pirate ship in the future or some such ahah 😂 don’t judge me.

[@chaosreaver3597]

This SCP would be so much fun to have. You would have to be careful not to fall down the rabbit hole, but the potential to have so much control over your dreams sounds wonderful.

[@yogiissuupeeeeeercool4896]

It exist it's called lucid dreaming or something like that

[@michaelporter7629]

It seems to be kind of like a satisfying drug that you have to be careful to not overuse.

[@Nicky2414]

@@yogiissuupeeeeeercool4896 It's very difficult to master though...at least me though.

[@qzet1055]

@@Nicky2414 their are these lucid dreaming sleeping masks that make it super ez to lucid dream

[@aohige]

It's basically the future of VR games. Open world AAA games in VR. Heck, we could even compare this to just the modern gaming habits, and danger of addiction.

[@hawkgirl9984]

This is such a bittersweet SCP. I absolutely love the SCPs that arent just scary overpowered monsters, but wholesome ones that have an even more wholesome message.

[@monke7919]

Here were dragons

[@Data-Expungeded]

@@monke7919 scp 999

[@monke7919]

@@Data-Expungeded 999 isint bittersweet it's just cute

[@lynx4082]

Glad they covered what would happen if you preferred the fantasy over reality because god dam if I lived a conscious dream in a perfect world only to eventually wake up I would go insane

[@Try-hard-emily]

As a lucid dreamer i can back this up its horrible waking up when just reached Neptune in a trip around the solar system or something like that 😔

[@blackholedude8433]

@@Try-hard-emily wow we have a lucid dreamer up in here thats awesome

[@Scarmanderg]

I like your profile pic

[@yoruemiya9196]

I could but not because I like this world but because I made a promise to my self that I would never make my family hurt again because of my selfishness I’ll live in the real world not because it’s what I want but because I owe them at least that much plus I would like the thought of spitting in life’s face telling it it didn’t break me no matter what it tried it never managed to break me

[@aomine.8907]

@@Try-hard-emily Much worse, after you wake up you're in a sleepy paralysis.. I have this experience half of the time I'm lucid dreaming

[@hanpolo2727]

What a wholesome SCP. It's good to know that with all the evil and murderous SCP's out there, there are still kind and loving SCP's that want nothing more than to give you a hug or show you something beautiful.

[@SheosMan117]

Hell, imagine being an actual author of such fantasy stories, and having this book. 1230-1'd likely want to make sure you remember everything to the last detail, so you can write it all out later.

[@sophystigy]

Now that's a good book to have

[@SheosMan117]

@@sophystigy I now imagine Tolkien living the movies.

[@fireblast133]

that's actually a property of it as well that they didn't explain, the dreams remain vivid in your mind, and one of the procedures to use the book is you must submit a written document detailing your dream within 48 hours.

[@xellanchaos5386]

@@SheosMan117 I mean, if this book actually existed, I'd totally try to take it, or at least get a way to use it, since it'd be cool to talk with the Bookkeeper, and he could help me formulate and remember my storylines better.

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

This has me wondering if in the scp universes, authors of several fantasy stories based they're works on they're experience with 1230

[@Played-si5tj]

This scp was so wholsome, it has its ups and its downs, it even made me cry. It also teaches a good lesson to, its good to fantize and adore your dreams, but not to a point of harm.

[@SUBTOFLAMENG]

This scp is literally free lucid dreams

[@Try-hard-emily]

I mean you can just learn it like me and meany others instead

[@Pikashades]

It’s basically an isekai. You end up in a fantasy world, have a fantasy adventure and then you have to say goodbye to your party when you eventually have to leave.

[@markvickroy6725]

All lucid dreams are free

[@SUBTOFLAMENG]

@@markvickroy6725 yes what I meant was that it basically gives you lucid dreams

[@Blockistium]

it's also literally the plot of The Neverending Story (the original novel)

[@ChartaVota]

Out of the thousands of SCPs I've gotten to know, this one is my absolute favorite. It's nice to see it get more recognition!

[@chrisp7326]

Amongst all the different SCPs that can kill you in 100 different ways, this SCP doesn't sound all that bad. In fact, I'd love to get my hands on it. It might also have some medical values, treating trauma patients who have nightmares at night or people with sleep anxiety

[@revolvingworld2676]

At the very least they could give the book to patients that are near death to experience a fullfilled life before they die.

[@mirevans3776]

Can we also talk about how the researcher of SCP Foundation wears teddy pijamas? I dunno y'all but I found that so cute but besides that the bookkeeper is so wholesome, I wish I could give him a hug :c

[@juliansoria7733]

I really like how this show that the Foundation CAN be wholesome and not cold (or cruel at worst). Well, at the very least is an SCP that the Foundation and said anomaly can trust each other

[@twigginaround2]

"a hero is born" THE BOOK ON THE THUMBNAIL: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@ArcanineEspeon]

Ah, yes. Wholesome SCPs with nightmarish thumbnails. I never know whether to giggle when this channel does it, or be annoyed.

[@vanguard1689]

I feel so bad for the old man when the researcher took his own life. The old man didn't deserve this torment. I hope he's happy now, on that bookshelf.

[@N7Knights]

imagine one of these dreams lasting an entire life time where you are perfectly happy, just to wake up and realize you were just asleep.

[@revolvingworld2676]

True, but 200 years is a little more than s lifetime.

[@aohige]

Imagine creating a video game so good, so fun, that a player gets addicted to the point of playing the game to his death. Imagine the developer having no ill intent or designing the game to be predatory, and is heart broken at hearing the news.

[@jacksongibbs8998]

Maybe that’s why Gabe N won’t release Half Life 3, or anything else with a 3 in the title.

[@Anon-dd9vu]

The thing about that is... it's already happened...

[@ThrillSeeker3524]

Four or five moments, that’s all it takes. To be a hero. Everyone thinks it’s a full-time job. Wake up a hero. Brush your teeth a hero. Go to work a hero. Not true. Over a lifetime, there are only 4 or 5 moments that really matter. Moments when you’re offered a choice. To make a sacrifice, conquer a flaw, save a friend… spare an enemy. In these moments, everything else falls away.

[@einsofjehohazabraham5957]

Deadpool reference

[@nuice1482]

Boo

[@oogaooga0000]

@@nuice1482 *AAA* you scared me 😢

[@rezkynopri1413]

Bang*

[@nuice1482]

@@oogaooga0000 hehe

[@shinjiikari5174]

With my dreams already being as powerful and colourful as they are, I'd be absolutely thrilled to find out what this man could do with them. This is not only one of the most wholesome SCP's, but certainly quite creative and, moreover, very emotional; very human. Something that isn't just pleasant to dive into, but plays around with very deep concepts, I like it. Definitely has a very high place on my shelf. It sure as fuck got very depressing, too, which is a big bonus in my book, lmao.

[@dr.veronica6155]

I saw the Looking Glass Knight from Dark Souls 2 in there! One of my favorite bosses ♡ Helicopter Man returns once again!

[@Irish_Ian17]

Thank you for sharing this heartbreaking SCP today. I've bever heard of it and listening to this tale while having my coffee was the perfect way to start my day.

[@jalowikk]

Perfect timing for a hot chocolate and SCP Explained

[@ghostgamingxd7881]

@darkbulb btw my other comment was towards you boy

[@ghostgamingxd7881]

@darkbulb you reported it coward

[@ghostgamingxd7881]

@darkbulb bunch of mean stuff lol

[@theroguearceus2869]

this old guy had total power over dreams, but insteas of using it to control peoplea minds, he just uses it to make people happy. what a chad.

[@donvansnarr198]

I hope these never ends. They have become the highlight of my days.

[@BockworschtSoldier]

Man the book keeper is such a kind and nice guy. He just wanted to make people happy.

[@brettnelson7048]

This brings to mind something I studied in junior high school. The Heros Journey.

[@micah5918]

I actually had a class that was literally all about the hero journey.

[@ahitfan1captaina]

Funny there's actually an Scp called "the heroes journey" more specifically scp-4310

[@brettnelson7048]

​@@ahitfan1captaina Wow, really?

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

@@brettnelson7048 It's not as warm-hearted though lmao look for SCP 4310 in Dr Bob's vids.

[@brettnelson7048]

@@micah5918 Huh,why am I not surprised .

[@dandruff2865]

I wonder if this SCP might have anything to do with the "Here there be Dragons" one? The world he creates certainly sounds a lot like Fantasy, where the dragons claimed to be from, and they mentioned a "Master" who was going to make a new world for them... maybe this book is that new world?

[@wellingtonzachary4657]

It is currently past three in the morning when I watch this. And it is 100% worth it!

[@splatterdots2436]

Rats actually experience dreaming in a way similar to humans. So, in theory, a rat exposed to SCP-1230 could experience its anomalous effects and go on a mini-adventure of its own!

[@DaKingKayden]

Jerma985 rat movie ensues

[@Data-Expungeded]

i wonder if multiple people can read it and then have a joint adventure

[@Mo_Mauve]

Based on 200 years requiring sleeping for 24 hours, the absolute longest time perseption is 73,000 to 1.

[@pyrosnineActual]

I think it's kinda ironic that the "hero" of the story is the SCP researcher who makes a personal effort to reach out and communicate with the SCP after the incident and helps him overcome the trauma- we have a hero enter a fantasy world to perform a needed task, unselfishly and at personal risk, to achieve a happy ending.

[@jonahthrane812]

This is the most wholesome SCP I've heard of. 1230-1 Greendalf, just wants to use his powers and abilities to make people happy, and is distraught to have caused a suicide, I like this, thanks for sharing.

[@TheCosmicFreeway]

This is like an SCP world of warcraft...you could get lost in that too

[@CaptainTripps420]

World of Warcraft is shit. Warcraft 4 will never be made even though Warcraft 3 was a huge success. All because World of Warcraft was a ridiculous overrated success. I'm glad Dota escaped the purgatory that is current Blizzard.

[@Ktr-1142-ema]

I already know im a hero but the book lets me cut loose

[@shadowsa2b]

From the tragic professor's perspective, he lived 200 extra years. One could hardly ask for a life more full of happiness than that

[@louisseibel3676]

This is the first scp story that made me sad. Thee book keeper seems like such a nice person and just by imagining his pov you know he must feel horrible

[@jessicagalvin4598]

If you want another sad one, try learning about the origami dragons in SCP-1762.

[@louisseibel3676]

@@jessicagalvin4598 oh your right I completely forgot about here be. Dragons well that one was sad. Too

[@IneffableChild]

Imgine having a different lifetime in a different universe whenever you dream, or even a continuation of your adventure, and still wake up completely rested. It sounds so freaking awesome. This is definitely one of my fave scp's!

[@skeletonlover3214]

Wholesome and depressing. A great combination.

[@ZeoViolet]

A rare wholesome SCP who found joy in making people happy. Does anyone else here, if not living inside their heads entirely, have a private, active imagination they don't tell anyone about? They invent stories, worlds, places and adventures and such in their minds and fill in all the details? I'd love to have a book like this! While it doesn't do good to live in fantasy all your life, the occasional fantasy dream might, for the right kind of people, give them strength to face the day as well, instead of making them retreat further into their minds.

[@remuslazar2033]

Dreams make great stories, but all that matters is when we're awake

[@CHADCONTEXT]

"Sometimes, for the dream to live…the dreamer must die." Such quote fits well the researcher's fate.

[@doctorgibberish]

That bit about the scientist slipping in a note for "a friend" always makes me go "awwww"

[@anonymousnoone7035]

Definitely one of my favorite SCPs. And quite a coincidence that I watched this video after having a dream where I, as a great-axe-wielding barbarian with magic that made me even more powerful, battled a massive skeletal monster.

[@ArcanineEspeon]

I found it again! It's been a couple years. This is one of my all time favorites, and I'd really like attempt a cross test between 1230 and Fred (523 I believe?) another all time favorite (Fred is easily top 5), to see if and how Fred and Gandalf the Green would interact. Come to think of it, I also really wish I could test whether Cassy/Cassie could make use of 1230, and whether her dream world would be 2D or 3D.

[@Vassilinia]

I don't think Fred can become the background character of a dream. And I feel like, if it were successful, a crosstest might permanently move Fred out of books and make him a background character in anyone's dreams, instantly making him a keter class SCP.

[@LumenSanturs]

This completely breaks me. Such a good old man

[@culturedswine3586]

Such a simple but powerful scp, I feel I can relate to that researcher.

[@thelivingglitch1371]

Man, I wonder if it was possible to reward the Bookkeeper. Like; the current dream you had would be one that gave a reward to him for all the joy he brought.

[@darrinsmith8924]

Greatest channel on KZbin

[@TheHereticYT]

9:13 dude, has that ever happened to you? You just wake up from an incredible and happy dream and you come back to FUCKING REAL LIFE. Most relatable thing I have ever seen in n SCP story

[@MercuryAlphaInc]

I've had worse. I dreamt that I had woken up, gone to work, worked an entire day (at a job I hated, mind you) and I had just gotten back home, sat down in front of my computer to watch some youtube and I woke up... To actually do that day for real. That fucking sucked, my dude. It felt like I had worked for two days without sleep.

[@Kingwinner2000]

This is now one of my favorite SCPs, just after 682, he seems so nice, is so rare that there is an scp that just want to help people be happy, and are actually aware that they are making people happy. The wholesomeness is unbelievable

[@darrinsmith8924]

Please pitch this show to a network or Hulu/Netflix.

[@JeffMonsoon]

It's like Once Upon a Time

[@kvjackal7980]

Iirc, there have been offers and they've been turned down by the community. One major obstacle is that of IP. Program creators want to own what they create. SCP Foundation files are licensed under Creative Commons (Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0). This makes conceptualization of that idea rather complicated. Since all writers in the community have claims (and there are thousands), you'd need to buy out/clear them all individually. And showrunners wouldn't just want a handful of files, they'd want the whole thing, so acquisition framework would need to be agreed on by all parties, which would in turn involve _other_ people outside the community whose assets have been borrowed. And what about the future of the community post-acquisition?

[@darrinsmith8924]

@@kvjackal7980 I’ve never had it broken down like that but it makes sense

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

@@kvjackal7980 I guess they could make stuff based on the files? Kinda like how _Annihilation_ took SCP 939's voice imitation for that rotten bear with a skull infused into it.

[@ItsGamein]

@@kvjackal7980 CC says you're allowed to create derivative work commercially as long as credit is given, and since people agree to these terms anytime they post something on the wiki you don't really need permission right? Plus the scp wiki's gone through all it's images and replaced them with CC compliant ones recently

[@Will-sq3ip]

Honestly, I don’t blame the professor for killing himself to prefer the fantasy world over reality. If you think about it, what good is about reality? Especially you’re a SCP Foundation member. The “Reality” within the SCP is known that the world is filled with unstoppable monsters and evil gods and others scary things, some so horrible they cannot be describe, some are so world-threatening that the world could end horribly anytime.

[@fukquro]

Yea, you go from having all the power in the dream world to waking up in a reality where you know how powerless you all are

[@samsaraatiger]

And that researcher even built a family that he probably loved, imagine being ripped away from people you consider family and having the knowledge that they are simply a realistic "illusion". I feel so bad for that researcher 😭

[@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69]

This was a scenario where there was no correct answer, just different flavors of Bad Endings...

[@reftouswarships6731]

would be interesting in the hands of a skilled writer

[@xellanchaos5386]

As a Forever DM, and someone who is helping a group of friends on two comics, and my own manga, I'd love to get my hands on this book, if it existed.

[@reftouswarships6731]

@@xellanchaos5386 good luck to you man the world needs more dreamers it inspires technologies and people to be better

[@xellanchaos5386]

@@reftouswarships6731 Thank you, and same here. It's always great to see people being creative and pushing the limits of the imaginative and/or scientific mind. Also, it's kinda funny, cuz my pen name is The Dreamer.

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

I wonder if authors of stuff like lord of the rings and elder scrolls is based off of they're experience with 1230?

[@surprisesandwich1986]

The strongest heroes are the ones that choose to be kind to someone no matter what they've done.

[@sergioandresquirogavelarde6816]

this is my favorite scp, the book keeper is a really nice fellow who just wants happiness for the people he encounters like Ms. J in that aspect, these 2 manage to represent some of the best aspects of humanity being imagination and a desire to learn, also showing the brain and other things, they are almost counterparts actually, one is a young female teacher living in computers that deals with knowledge and information while the other is an elder male living in a book that deals with creativity and information, left and right brain in a sense as well, if they met or an scp with both of their abilities appeared, maybe the world could be almost perfect, but i guess that is only a dream

[@stibiumowl]

The perfect gadget for lucid dreamers. I wonder what a crosstesting with SCP423 would do? Pls make a vid or similar thing on this crosstest if posible!

[@Tuskbumper]

I feel like an easy way to prevent people from following the same fate is to allow a person to explore the world at the same pace as the time in real life. You can't allow someone to spend 1 week in that works when it's only been a night. They definitely will latch on to that. Like an actual dungeon master the bookkeeper needs to set some ground rules and it'll help solve the problem immensely.

[@slimesz9625]

I love this scp because I’m sure I’d fall into the same trap as a the researcher, it just hits so close to home.

[@0hvist]

I wonder if there is a reality out there where the personalities of various SCPs are personified? I can definitely imagine the story of a kindly schoolteacher who is a wiz through the Computers that can teach students anything about everything with perfect clarity arriving in town to meet with the famed author of many a work of both fantasy and fiction that also serves as the towns' librarian and start to develop a relationship that would blossom into something more... Who here thinks that they would very-likely ship both Miss J with The Book Keeper?

[@LordZadrenoss]

both are SCP's I'd pay top dollar to obtain for myself... (Miss J for education and friendship, and the Book Keeper for adventurous fun and friendship.)

[@treavy1]

Yes mr Rodgers was a hero through kindness and so are we

[@theslimeassassin3287]

This is one of the few SCP stories that genuinely made me cry, the book keeper didn’t mean to cause the incident of someone’s death, didnt want to have someone’s life be worse than their fantasy life, only wanted to give people the joys of living in a fantasy world He wanted to keep the professor happy as long as he could as he knew that the professor wasn’t lying about ending his life after returning The book keeper wanted nothing but to make us enjoy life and not have to feel like we’re average or lonely, he wanted us to see what imagination could do but didn’t understand the consequences as thoroughly as he does now

[@Savedsmile]

Why at the beginning he is actually saying inspiring stuff this channel is amazing i know i watched it ever since 2020 but still that speech at the beginning was amazing

[@tictactin504]

When i was going through college I worked at a supermarkets deli counter. One day I was walking to work reading a really cool story on my phone and thought to myself "I feel like a main character!" Same day i sliced my finger off on the Deli Slicer :D.....got it reattached but still

[@raynelfastination]

I was so waiting for this one.

[@thechosenone9769]

5:49. Lol. Animals dream. Including cats. They also meow and wiggle their whiskers, ears, and paws in their sleep. My oldest kitty was hand raised after her mom couldn't be found. She was only a few weeks old and would nurse in her sleep. They pur while asleep. I'm pretty sure my little birb also dreams. He makes little twittery noises while he's seemingly asleep and he occasionally freaks out for no reason in the middle of the night. I assume because he had a nightmare. Anyone with a dog knows they dream too. Even the little ones. My mom has a chihuahua that was abused for years before my mom got her. She is terrified of anyone who speaks Spanish (the people who abused her spoke Spanish) and will just start shaking if she hears it. She still (It's been years) has nightmares and will whine and yelp in her sleep. My mom wakes her up and tells her it's ok. So animals can even be traumatized. Animals are more complex than some people think.

[@BlakeTheGamblingHero]

this is what i love about SCP as a Community, This SCP, among others like here be dragons or the tickle monster, it shows that not all of what we cant understand can be scary, it creates such a dynamic, open world, that istn all horrors and monsters, but can be things that are loving, caring, helpful to oneself.

[@akdull_rose_the_imp_prince1845]

"Everyone thinks they are the hero of their own story" - Handsome Jack

[@BridgetKF]

I would LOVE to have this book. My husband has night terrors and I would make him read this book every single night before bed so he didn't wake up in the middle of the night completely spooked. Then I would read it before I go to bed so I could sleep comfortably. I'd ask the gentle old wizard to help me work on the novel I've been trying to write, but end up getting writer's block on.

[@xellanchaos5386]

Same. SCP-1230 would be so helpful for storyboarding and writing. Mainly because I personally have trouble actually writing out everything. It gets boring doing it all myself.

[@Seinari]

I would KILL to have this SCP in my possession. My lifelong dream has always been to live in a world of fantasy full of dragons and magic but it's impossible and I have to settle with a 9 to 5 job. And yeah I know that, it's exactly the way the Doctor that killed himself felt but I think you can resume the dreams just by reading the line again and falling asleep. My waking hours would become a nightmare in a more literal way and my time spent asleep could become my RL.

[@rhodiirodiles2520]

Damn please don't stop coming with these intense SCP's, wish yall had the big screen to give the world, but honestly, you're already there with these videos on KZbin. I hope yall never stop filling us with, cring, tears, scares, laughter n deep thought.

[@Sitharos]

“What does it take to make a hero”?” Colossus: “Four or five moments…”

[@lowrider993]

I love this scp, but I feel like the thumbnail is misleading

[@npaul12]

This story really speaks to me. I'm chronically I'll, and will be in pain my entire life. I probably won't live past my 40's. I've had a heart attack at 19, I'm sure that's how I'll die. This idea is something I think about often, and wish so badly I could have. To be in a fantasy world where I could be a hero, not held back by my physical limitations. I wish this was a real thing so badly...

[@lordbeerus5086]

"All dreams mush disappear when the dreamer wakes. Every last one of them" -- Part of quote from Gilgamesh (Fate/stay zero)

[@Melchertmagic131]

If you think about it the researcher did live a long and fulfilled life in his own way. When you lived a full 200 years doing things that made you happy does it really make a difference if it was reality or fiction

[@eelminthonthefourth3795]

I could see this SCP being used to train personnel to gain skill at containing specific known dangerous SCP in those dream simulation, of course, if both the SCP and the trained staff agree to other use than recreative ones.

[@meguinator]

As a maladaptive daydreamer, I’m currently doubting my whole existence.

[@thatfirecat]

Loving that little Looking Glass Knight cameo from Dark Souls 2 in the beginning.

[@SpectralLynx724]

This seems like one of the best SCP’s out there.

[@wolfclaw719]

between this and 'here there be dragons' wholesome fantasy can't catch a freakin break...

[@michaelporter7629]

So theoretically, I could be Spider-Man for about 2 weeks every night? Awesome!

[@KantoPlayzYT]

this story made me cry after i read it on the scp wiki and then searched up this video now i really want to be in scp 1230 a fantasy world like that is like something i’ve always wanted to experience ❤

[@r4zse698]

Yaaay more knowledge to my scp archive

[@geardog24]

5:55 Poor Terminator, he won't be able to dream about electric sheep.

[@Moss_knight00]

Ah yes, please suggest me "Where the dragons went", it's not like I'm already crying

[@shadowsa2b]

Imagine using the desire camera on yourself and seeing what it prints, and then using this book to live out that desire in your dreams. Thats some deep introspection

[@apputaiparambil]

Wow. You sir have my respect

[@animationlivegerman5989]

He truely is the hero of all stories, giving a break from reality, who can't live in real live was about to die anyways or was already dead in this world

[@mornin6079]

I really like this SCP he’s just trying to make someone smile even if it only lasts a night

[@Fantasyscopez]

This video hit me on another level. I think i'd probably end up the same like the professor who took his own life, if i ever had the book.

[@oblivion9202]

You could also go on holidays essentially from your real life. Imagine a period of great stress in your life and you went on a 2 year vacation on a dream world. Or you could live thousands of years by living decades in each dream.

[@sharperknife4707]

I wouldn’t even go on the fantasy adventure, i’d just be happy to talk to the book keeper, i’m sure he’d enjoy a friendly chat

[@derboeseVlysher]

I showed this SCP to my fiancé, total book lover, mostly fantasy and YA. She immediately recognized 3 of the 4 titles the researcher put SCP-1230 next to at 11:30 by the cover art😂 No one appreciated that love for detail yet, so here you go. Thank you! And also - what's the first one with the white snake and roses? The others are, according to fiancé, Cemetery Boys, The Mirror Season and The Midnight Lie.

[@theminga2815]

"Scp time, come on grab your gun, we'll go through horror, pain and fun"

[@theeternalspleen4329]

I love the Adventure Time reference at the beginning of the first dream

[@Solesteam]

That last professor wasn't much of a hero, he selfishly refused to end his adventure and let the book keeper resume his work and eventually caused him immense depression over that professors death...

[@tonymondelli1732]

I want this SCP in real life. It seems like it would be the best for that relaxing sleep when you’ve had a stressful day and want something better and more.

[@scotttipton5765]

I would try to work with the book keeper to make the dreams better and even show him other books.

[@jellocat9244]

Animals can dream… if it said “only those that can read A Hero is Born would make more sense

[@milansvarc9734]

When the video said that the book changed and that the Old man regreted how things turned out with the proffesor, i was so afraid that its gonna be the same case as with Here be dragons. Im glad all went back to normal, meeting the Old man is probably amazing, maybe even more amazing than the dreams he shapes