soulglyph

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SoulGlyph
Turn the worlds you’ve walked through into inscriptions, carved into yourself
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Basic Information

• Mod ID: soulglyph
• Author: mornfrost
• License: MIT
• Platform: Minecraft 1.21.1 · NeoForge 21.1.77 · Java 21
• Dependency: Curios 9.5.1+1.21.1 (required)
• Languages: Simplified Chinese / English

In a Nutshell

42 base glyphs, 903 fusion glyphs, 131 ascension glyphs, and 30 exclusive glyphs — all fitting into Curios’ 8 glyph slots. Put them on, and you start getting stronger.

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1. Glyph Slots

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The mod provides its own Curios slot type, "Glyph," with 8 slots initially. Item tags and slot assignments are all registered via the data pack inside the jar — no extra configuration needed.

The slots only accept glyph items from this mod; each glyph carries its own data component and cannot be used as an ordinary item in other crafting or trading to farm duplicates.

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2. Base Glyphs (42)

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Divided into four categories by theme, all changed to "thematic material shapeless crafting" — no longer requiring specific advancements to obtain, so they’re accessible early on:

• Locations (10): Deep Dark, Mushroom Edge, Snow Peak, Sprout Light, Stone Veil, Void, Cherry Rain, Abyssal Deep, Dark Rock, Echoes
• Creatures (10): Dragonfall, Wither, Ancient Guardian, Warden, Evoker, Phantom, Potion Mist, Pillager, Enderman, Iron Guard
• Advancements (12): Radiance, Blazing Gate, Rune Chant, Realm Gate, Glorious Gear, Beacon Light, Heart Companion, Meow Tome, Hundred Steps, Thunderclap, Thousand Miles, Lost Secrets
• Crossovers (10): Equilibrium, Mechanism, Brass, Gear, Contraption, Cooking Smoke, Sizzle, Bounty, Contract, Dragonborn

For example: Dragonborn is crafted from a Dragon Egg, Void from End Stone, and Deep Dark from sculk-family materials. Each provides one base attribute (armor, health, attack, attack speed, luck, knockback resistance, etc.).

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3. Quality

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• Common +10% · Rare +15% · Epic +20%
• Legendary +30% · Mythic +40%

Quality determines the attribute multiplier and also determines the name color and particle tint; quality is locked into the data component at generation and does not randomly change.

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4. Fusion (903)

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Any two glyphs can be placed in a crafting table to fuse (including "self-fusion of the same glyph"); the 42 base glyphs exhaustively produce 42×43/2 = 903 results.

• Attributes = the attributes of the two components added together
• Effects = two taken from 12 persistent buffs:
  Battle Spirit (Strength I), Swiftness (Haste I), Gale (Speed I),
  Lightness (Jump Boost II), Vitality (Regeneration I), Fire Ward (Fire Resistance),
  Night Owl (Night Vision), Deep Dive (Water Breathing), Fortune (Luck I),
  Bedrock (Resistance I), Tide’s Grace (Dolphin’s Grace), Soul Drain (heal 2 HP on kill)
• Texture = the component textures overlaid, so the lineage is visible at a glance
• 5% chance to produce a dud: attributes −20%, name marked with "Dud"

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5. Ascension

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903 meta-runes → 9-to-1 → 100 "Runes"
→ 4-to-1 → 25 "Seals"
→ 5-to-1 → 5 "Sacred Glyphs"
→ 5-to-1 → 1 "Glyph of Unity"

• Each tier’s attributes are the components added together, then +20%; quality is no longer distinguished within a tier
• The 3 extra meta-runes become hidden items, not participating in ascension and not appearing in the Creative tab
• From tier 3 onward, combat affixes are additionally granted; the tier-5 "Glyph of Unity" possesses all 12 persistent effects and all 5 combat affixes at once
• Tier 4 and tier 5 glyphs expand to about 300 characters of glyph lore when Shift is held

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6. Combat Affixes (from Tier 3)

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• Execution: 1% / 3% / 5% (tiers 3/4/5), effective only against non-player creatures
• Armor Pierce: ignores 50% of armor damage reduction; 90% for the Glyph of Unity
• Life Rend: deals additional damage equal to 5% of the target’s max health; 10% for Unity
• Crit: 20% chance to deal 1.5× damage
• Devastating Crit: crit multiplier raised to 2.5×; 4× for Unity

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7. Exclusive Glyphs (30)

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Only one of each exists, with unique effects, golden names + persistent enchantment glint. Textures are produced by 30 independently drawn scripts, and all 30 designs are distinct.

• Condemnation Glyph: +60% damage against undead and illager-type targets
• Abyssal Eye Glyph: attacks make the target glow for 8 seconds
• Blazing Heart Glyph: heal 6 HP when killing a creature
• Thunderquake Glyph: attacks paralyze the target (Slowness IV) for 3 seconds
• Mechanism’s Heart: permanent Haste III
• Lightfeather Glyph: safe fall distance +8 blocks
• Crown Glyph: permanent Luck III
• Heavy Lock Glyph: knockback resistance +0.8
• Skeleton Key Glyph: block interaction distance +2 blocks
• Vortex Glyph: kills grant an additional 10 XP
• Snake Venom Glyph: attacks poison the target (Poison II) for 5 seconds
• Potion Soul Glyph: max health +6
• Blaze Glyph: attacks set the target on fire for 6 seconds
• Frost Seal Glyph: attacks Slow the target (Slowness III) for 4 seconds
• Tome Glyph: kills grant an additional 25 XP
• Hunter Glyph: ranged attack damage +30%
• Sunken Anchor Glyph: 20% chance to take no damage at all when hit
• Bright Lantern Glyph: permanent Night Vision and Luck II
• Mirror Heart Glyph: reflect 4 damage when hit
• Time Sand Glyph: permanent Speed II and Jump Boost II
• Bell Toll Glyph: attacks weaken enemies within 6 blocks (Weakness) for 5 seconds
• Mask Glyph: gain Speed II while sneaking
• Wing Walker: gain Speed II while gliding with an elytra
• Forest Whisper Glyph: regenerate 1 HP every 10 seconds
• Mountain Glyph: armor +6, armor toughness +2
• Tide Surge Glyph: underwater, gain Water Breathing, Dolphin’s Grace, and Speed II
• Starfall Glyph: 8% chance to deal triple damage on attack
• Moon Veil Glyph: at night, gain Night Vision and Speed II
• Corona Glyph: during the day, gain Strength II and Regeneration I
• Void Erasure Glyph: +50% damage against targets below 20% health,
  and a 5% chance to execute directly (non-player)

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8. Recipes and Compatibility

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• 42 base glyphs: thematic material shapeless crafting
• Fusion: two glyphs placed shapelessly in a crafting table
• 131 ascension recipes: all vanilla shaped recipes, viewable directly in JEI
• All glyphs remove Slow Falling; the speed attribute is uniformly converted to interaction distance (×0.01),
  avoiding flying exploits when stacked with movement-speed mods
• Potion effects renew on a 10-second cycle with a 30-second duration per application — no chat spam, no flickering

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9. Two Editions

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• Standard Edition: aimed at combat modpacks; attributes are not compressed, and ascension gains are unrestricted
• Casual Edition: aimed at lightweight modpacks; fusion glyph attributes ×0.5,
  and tiers 2/3/4/5 are further multiplied by 0.35 / 0.30 / 0.25 / 0.30
• The two editions have identical content, differing only in attribute scaling, distinguished by display name.