Noob Warrior

Noob Warrior is a lightweight RPG-style ability mod for Minecraft 1.21.5 (26.1.2) that adds a mana system and unlockable combat/support abilities. It requires Fabric Loader >=0.19.3 and Fabric API.

Why Install It?

Vanilla combat is straightforward — left-click to attack, right-click (with a shield) to block. Noob Warrior adds skill-based mechanics that give you more options in combat and exploration without overhauling the entire game. Abilities are earned through gameplay, consume a resource (mana), and require timing and awareness to use effectively. It's designed to feel like a natural extension of vanilla.

Mana System

Every player starts with a mana pool of 5. Key mechanics:

• Passive regen: 1 mana per minute
• Food: Eating any food gives 0.5–1.5 mana (based on nutrition)
• Sleep: Waking from bed refills mana to maximum
• Max mana: Permanently expandable by consuming Mana Ore (+5) or Purified Mana (+20)

Abilities

Abilities are permanent unlocks. To obtain one, enchant a book at an enchanting table (the ability enchantments appear randomly). Right-click the enchanted book to consume it and learn the ability.

Cycle between your unlocked abilities with Ctrl + Scroll Wheel and activate with R (customizable in key bindings).

Jump

• Cost: 0.5 mana
• Effect: Launches you 8 blocks forward and 3 blocks upward
• Restriction: Can only be used while on the ground
• Use case: Quick vertical mobility, escaping danger, reaching high places

Critical Hit

• Cost: 3 mana
• Effect: Launches you upward, applies Strength VIII for during the ability
• Requirement: Must be holding a sword or axe
• Restriction: Can only be activated while airborne
• Visual: Orange/yellow border glow appears while active
• Use case: Powerful aerial attacks

Mob Inspector

• Cost: 0.1 mana per tick (while looking at a mob)
• Effect: Displays the target mob's name, health, attack damage, and active potion effects on its name tag
• Use case: Assessing threats, finding weakened enemies, checking ally status

Items

Mana Ore

• Recipe: 4 diamonds (cross pattern) + 1 netherite scrap
• Effect: Eating it permanently increases max mana by 5
• Animation: Standard eating animation

Purified Mana

• Recipe: 8 diamonds (full ring) + 1 enchanted golden apple
• Effect: Right-click instantly consumes and permanently increases max mana by 20
• Animation: Custom blue soul-flame particles + totem-style item activation animation
• Note: Does not use the eating animation — instant use

Mana Tome

• Obtain: Creative tab
• Effect: Right-click opens an info screen listing all abilities with their descriptions and mana costs
• Navigation: Arrow keys or page buttons to flip through pages

Ability Book

• Obtain: Enchant a book at an enchanting table
• Effect: Right-click consumes the book and permanently grants the contained ability
• Visual: Automatically gains a custom book model when it contains an ability enchantment

HUD Elements

• Selected ability: Displays the currently selected ability name at the bottom-right of the screen (with a semi-transparent background)
• Critical Hit overlay: Orange/yellow border with rounded corners while critical hit mode is active

Commands

All commands require operator privileges:

• /ability give <player> <ability_id> — grants an ability
• /ability remove <player> <ability_id> — removes an ability
• /ability list <player> — lists all abilities a player owns
• /mana get [player] — shows current mana
• /mana set <player> <amount> — sets mana
• /mana add <player> <amount> — adds mana
• /mana-limit get [player] — shows max mana
• /mana-limit set <player> <amount> — sets max mana
• /mana-limit add <player> <amount> — increases max mana

Miscellaneous

• Multiplayer compatible: All features work on dedicated servers
• Creative mode bypass: Creative players can use abilities without consuming mana
• Abilities screen: Accessible from the pause menu — shows owned and all available abilities
• Fabric API dependency: Required

Check out my other projects:

Mythralite | Housing Plus