Arcane Lense

This mod adds: Core spellcasting

• Magic Lens — the central item; equip up to 5 spells at once, cast/cycle with keybinds

• Mana system with a capacity that grows through merging lenses (up to 5x merge tier)

• 16 unique spells across offense, utility, and support: Fireball, Frost Bolt, Lightning Strike, Chain Lightning, Meteor Shower, Poison Bolt, Life Drain, Shockwave, Arrow Volley, Heal, Blink, Arcane Shield, Haste Surge, Gravity Pull, Summon Ally, Invisibility

• Ancient Spell Books (dungeon loot) to learn new spells

• Diamond Engraver + Inscription Workbench for duplicating/customizing a lens's spell loadout

• Lens Combiner to merge two lenses into one, raising max mana and slot count

• Mana infrastructure

• Soul Pedestal — burns soul sand + items to generate mana

• Lens Pedestal — charges a placed lens automatically, links to nearby Soul Pedestals

• Soul Feeder — auto-feeds items into a linked Soul Pedestal, no manual restocking

Exploration

• A library with an entrance to a multi-room dungeon with tunnels, treasure rooms, and dangers

• A Faith Shrine structure, separate from the main dungeon

• A sunken boss chamber holding The One Who Sleeps

• The boss fight

• The One Who Sleeps — a boss with its own arena

• Sleeping God armor set (fire-immune) that grants temporary flight, scaled by accumulated Faith

• The Faith economy

• Faith Altars — burn items in soul fire for Faith, with diminishing returns to discourage bulk-farming one item

• Weird Amulet — private Faith readout on right-click

The Hunger (post-boss meta-progression)

• A watching presence that starts after defeating the boss, scaling with Faith and repeat kills
• Random blessing/burden moments with visible apparitions and status effects
• A semi-permanent one-way "eyes revealed" milestone that changes the sun and moon's appearance (per-player, not server-wide)
• Sun and Moon Ward — reversible toggle to hide the changed sky
• Tokens of the Hunger, spent on a choice between The Hunger's Boon (extends blessing duration) or The Hunger's Bindings (burn to shift blessing/burden odds, with bonus effects at high levels)
• The Hunger Tower — a landmark that rises once the eyes are revealed, with a permanent idol on top offering cryptic teaser dialogue

Guide book

• A full in-game Arcane Guide (Patchouli-based) covering every system above

Advancements

• A progression tree from crafting your first lens through defeating the boss and mastering all 16 spells