Rune Cast

Runecast (Early Playtest Build)

Runecast is a Norse-inspired magic mod centered around realm sorcery, ancient runes, and ritual weapon forging.

This build is an early playtest / alpha release focused on gathering feedback regarding spell combat feel, forge mechanics, ritual structures, and cooldown balance.

🔥 Key Features in this Build

• The Ovn (Rune Smelter) & Bellows

  A specialized high-heat metallurgical kiln setup for processing ancient runic stone:

  • The Ovn: Liquefies discovered rune tablets into concentrated realm ichors using standard fuel.

  • The Bellows: Standard furnace heat alone cannot break down primordial runes. Players must physically step on the adjacent bellows to pump air, stoking the kiln to extreme temperatures to drive the melting cycle and fill ichor buckets.

• The Eitri Spell Forge

  A dedicated runic crafting workstation. Combine refined realm ichors with a carved bone dagger to forge spell-imbued blades. The workstation interface and output dynamically adapt to the tier of ichor provided.

• Runic Altar & The 9 Pillars (Ritual Multiblock)

  A sacred ritual array required to anchor realm magic. The central Runic Altar must be surrounded by 9 Runic Pillars to complete the structure. Once erected, the altar activates its socket matrix, allowing casters to memorize, bind, and attune their active spell repertoire.

• Muspelheimr Spells (Primordial Fire)

  Test a diverse arsenal of combat and utility magic across multiple power tiers:

  • Fire Breath: Enter an offensive dragon stance to fire multiple sustained, high-intensity flame streams that ignite targets and terrain.

  • Cinder Dash: Thrust forward with explosive velocity, searing nearby foes and leaving a flame trail behind you.

  • Burnout: Temporarily overclock your offensive strength and durability at the cost of delayed exhaustion.

  • Volcano: Rupture the earth at long range to raise a molten caldera that showers the area in explosive magma bombs.

  • Helios' Core: Channel an orbital cataclysm from the upper atmosphere that devastates anything caught in its ground impact zone.

  • Additional spells included in this build: Fire Aspect, Magma Bunker, Magma Toss, Flame Arrow, Fireball, Plasma Javelin, and Nether's Blessing.

• Animated Runic Equipment

  Fully modeled 3D daggers featuring custom textures and animations tied to their bound magic.

⚠️ Requirements & Installation

• Minecraft: 1.20.1

• Mod Loader: Minecraft Forge

• Dependency: GeckoLib is strictly required to handle custom entity models, block displays, and dagger animations. The game will fail to launch without it.

Note: As an early test build, item values, visual effects, and cooldown timers are actively subject to tuning based on player feedback.

*AI was used to help develop this mod.