Rite of Returning

I am well aware that the Death Vex's and scrappers spawn too much. unfortunately i cant fix this until i am out of boot camp. This will all be updated and fixed in september!

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Rite of Returning is a dark magic progression mod for Minecraft Forge 1.20.1 focused on death, undeath, soulfire, shadow magic, rituals, spirit forms, lich transformation, custom weapons, soul corruption, and dangerous supernatural mobs.

This mod adds a complete undead-themed progression path where players can return from death, gather souls, perform powerful rituals, command dark forces, and eventually become a lich. It also adds new blocks, weapons, mobs, biomes, effects, advancements, and compatibility systems built around a dark fantasy survival experience.

This added a whole set of systems built off of the Iron's Spells systems!

Core Theme

Rite of Returning is built around the idea that death is not the end. Players can become spirits, return from undeath, collect souls, unlock forbidden rituals, and bend shadow and soulfire to their will.

The mod is meant for darker fantasy modpacks, RPG survival packs, magic progression packs, undead-themed worlds, and boss-like player transformation systems.

Main Features

Undead and Spirit Progression

Players can move through dark supernatural states connected to death, spirit form, undeath, and resurrection.

The mod includes systems for:

• Spirit form

• Undead form

• Returning from death

• Soul tracking

• Soul-based progression

• Ritual-based transformation

• Lich progression

Players who complete key progression steps can unlock new powers, advancements, and soul-based mechanics.

The Lich Ritual

The Lich Ritual is one of the main endgame systems in Rite of Returning.

To begin the ritual, the player must build a ritual structure using:

• Ritual Tower

• Ritual Spires

• Ritual Tips

• Darkrock

• Four surrounding ritual spires

• A central ritual tower

The ritual requires sacrifices and powerful items before it can begin. Once activated, the ritual enters a 3-minute startup phase.

During this time:

• A boss bar timer appears.

• The Darkrock dome slowly builds around the ritual.

• The ground corrupts into Shadow Grass.

• Soul Seekers attack in waves.

• Dark particles travel from the outer spires to the central tower.

• The area becomes darker and more dangerous.

• Nearby mobs are pulled into the ritual.

When the ritual completes, the player unlocks the advancement:

And Death's Life Begins

The ritual consumes powerful items and instantly transforms the player into Lich Form.

Lich Form

Lich Form is a powerful undead transformation with major strengths and weaknesses.

Liches gain:

• 3 rows of hearts

• 60 max health

• Immunity to burning/fire damage

• Soul-based aura effects

• Shadow ally summoning

• Undead mob rallying

• Dark area corruption effects

• Torch-breaking darkness aura

Liches can still take normal damage from non-burning sources.

While in Lich Form:

• Nearby torches and light sources are destroyed.

• Nearby entities receive Darkness and Weakness.

• Undead and shadow mobs rally to the lich.

• Shadow Spirits assist the lich.

• Soul Seekers flee from the lich.

• Endermen become aggressive toward the lich.

• Passive mobs flee in terror.

• Spider Pals become hostile toward liches.

• Armor cannot be worn.

• The Crown of the Spider cannot be worn.

When a lich is attacked, it can summon friendly Shadow Spirits for a short time to defend it.

Ritual Corruption

The Lich Ritual corrupts the world around it.

The corruption:

• Spreads in vein-like patterns.

• Converts up to 75% of the ritual area into Shadow Grass.

• Spreads over the full ritual startup.

• Stores the original ground blocks.

• Restores the ground over time after the ritual collapses.

When the center Ritual Tower is broken, the ritual collapses. The Darkrock dome, ritual spires, ritual tips, and corrupted ground begin breaking/restoring over time.

New Blocks

Rite of Returning adds several dark ritual and biome blocks, including:

• Ritual Tower

• Ritual Spire

• Ritual Tip

• Darkrock

• Shadow Grass

• Deathstone blocks

• Soul-themed blocks

• Shadow-themed blocks

• Ritual-related structures and materials

Darkrock is a dark, bedrock-style ritual block used by the Lich Ritual dome.

Soulfire Weapons

The mod adds powerful soulfire weapons with unique effects.

Weapons include:

• Soulfire MagiBlade

• Soulfire Broadsword

• Soulfire Dagger

• Soulfire Cutlass

• Death's Shadow

• Soulfire blade variants

The Soulfire MagiBlade includes:

• High melee damage

• Soulfire slash attacks

• Magic blocking

• Iron's Spellbooks mana absorption

• Socket compatibility through the Anvil

Socket Gems

The mod adds multiple socket gems, including:

• Gem of Seeking

• Gem of Cinders

• Gem of Tides

• Gem of Frost

• Gem of Storms

• Gem of Thorns

• Gem of Shadows

• Gem of Dawn

• Gem of Dusk

• Gem of Ruin

• Gem of Vigor

• Gem of Binding

• Gem of Blood

• Gem of Souls

• Gem of Echoes

• Gem of Sight

These gems are designed for magical weapon enhancement and Arcane Anvil interaction.

Spider Pal System

Spider Pals are tameable spider companions connected to the Crown of the Spider.

Spider Pals can:

• Be tamed by players

• Bind to the Crown of the Spider

• Follow the crown wearer

• Stay, wander, or follow

• Be stored in the crown

• Be resummoned from the crown

• Attack enemies

• Fire poison projectiles

• Return to the crown on death

• Spawn in Mystic Grove / Mystic Garden-style biomes

Taming a Spider Pal grants the advancement:

Poisoness Friends Forever

Spider Pals are loyal companions, but they fear and attack liches.

Crown of the Spider

The Crown of the Spider is a special item used to control Spider Pals.

It can:

• Bind Spider Pals

• Store Spider Pals

• Resummon Spider Pals

• Control Spider Pal behavior

• Track ownership through crown binding

Liches cannot wear or keep the Crown of the Spider.

Soulfire Mobs

Rite of Returning adds multiple Soulfire mobs that spawn in Mystic Grove / Mystic Garden compatible biomes.

Soulfire mobs include:

• Soul Fire Blaze

• Soul Fire Cow

• Soul Fire Sheep

• Soul Fire Pig

• Soul Fire Chicken

• Soul Fire Wolf

• Soul Fire Zombie

• Soul Fire Skeleton

• Soul Fire Creeper

• Soul Fire Phantom

These mobs fit the glowing blue soulflame theme and are designed for magical or dark fantasy worlds.

Shadow Mobs

The mod also adds shadow-themed mobs and variants, including:

• Shadow Spirits

• Shadow Vex

• Shadow Creeper

• Shadow animals

• Shadow swamp creatures

• Shadow passive mobs

• Shadow hostile mobs

Shadow mobs are tied to the darker side of the mod and interact with lich systems.

Soul Seekers

Soul Seekers are dangerous soul-based entities connected to ritual progression and dark magic.

They can:

• Attack players during rituals

• Spawn as ritual waves

• Interact with shadow systems

• Flee from liches

• Despawn when too close to a lich

Soul Seekers are an important enemy in the Lich Ritual.

Biome and World Features

Rite of Returning adds and modifies world content such as:

• Shadow Swamp

• Soulwood Grove

• Shadow Grass

• Soul-themed trees

• Soulfire mob spawns

• Mystic Grove / Mystic Garden compatible spawns

• Ritual corruption

• Darkrock ritual domes

The mod is designed to blend with dark fantasy terrain and biome mods.

Advancements

The mod includes progression-based advancements such as:

• From Death to Life

• Poisoness Friends Forever

• And Death's Life Begins

These advancements mark major steps in the player’s transformation and progression.

Commands

Rite of Returning includes admin commands for testing and progression management.

Soul command examples:

• /ror souls set <amount>

• /ror souls set <amount> <player>

• /ror souls set <player> <amount>

These commands allow server owners and pack makers to adjust soul progression.

Recommended For

Rite of Returning works well in:

• Dark fantasy modpacks

• RPG progression packs

• Magic modpacks

• Undead survival packs

• Boss transformation packs

• Soul magic packs

• Hardcore fantasy worlds

• Custom server progression systems

Dependencies

This mod is designed for:

• Minecraft 1.20.1

• Forge 47.4.10

Required/used compatibility mods may include:

• Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks

• Curios API

• Pehkui

• Walkers

• TerraBlender

• Biomes O' Plenty

Some features are built around these systems, especially mana, Curios equipment, lich transformation, biome spawning, and player form changes.

Final Notes

Rite of Returning is a dark magic mod about power, sacrifice, souls, and transformation. It adds a long progression path from death and undeath into full lichdom, while also expanding the world with soulfire mobs, shadow creatures, corrupted terrain, ritual structures, custom weapons, and powerful magical systems.

Death is not the end.

It is only the beginning.

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