✨ Arkanum – Magic, Research & the Secrets of the Arcane

🔮 Arkanum

Minecraft 1.20.1 · Forge

“Magic is not simply power. It is knowledge. And knowledge has a price.”

Arkanum is an extensive magic system focused on research, discovery, progression, and experimentation.

Instead of gaining access to powerful magic immediately, you must first discover and understand the magical properties of the world.

Analyze items, blocks, and creatures, discover new aspects, conduct research, and gradually unlock deeper levels of arcane knowledge.

Your journey begins with a simple magical tool and eventually leads to powerful spells, advanced wands, rituals, infusions, magical equipment, and the secrets of an entirely new dimension.

📖 Research & the Arcanum

The heart of Arkanum is the Arcanum Grimoire.

It contains your magical progression and discoveries:

• 🔬 Analyses and discovered aspects
• 📚 Research tree
• ✨ Learned spells
• 🪄 Wands and wand cores
• ⚗️ Alchemy
• 🔮 Infusion
• 🕯️ Rituals
• 🛡️ Magical equipment
• 🌌 Dimensions
• 📜 Lost lore fragments

Many parts of the Grimoire are hidden at first.

Only through research and experimentation will you uncover new branches of arcane knowledge.

🔬 Analyze the World

Use the Arcane Analyzer to investigate the magical properties of the world.

Analyze things such as:

• Items
• Blocks
• Creatures
• Dropped items
• Structures
• Arcane nodes

Through analysis you can discover different magical aspects.

Arkanum currently features 41 different aspects, including:

🔥 Fire · ❄️ Ice · 🌊 Water · 🌪️ Air · 🌱 Nature · ⚡ Energy · 💀 Death · 👻 Spirit · ❤️ Life · 🌑 Darkness · ☀️ Light · 🌀 Space · ⏳ Time · 🕳️ Void · ⭐ Astral · ✨ Magic

and many more.

Once an item has been analyzed, its discovered aspects can also be displayed directly in its tooltip.

🧪 Aspect Research

Aspects can be studied and combined to discover new magical connections.

Through experimentation, you can uncover relationships between different aspects and use your discoveries to unlock new research.

As you progress, the required combinations become increasingly complex.

🪄 Spells & Wands

Arkanum features an extensive spell system with over 100 spell definitions, including basic and advanced spells as well as powerful combinations.

Examples include:

• 🔥 Fireball
• ❄️ Ice Bolt
• ⚡ Lightning
• 🌊 Water Blast
• 🌪️ Tornado
• 🩸 Life Drain
• 🛡️ Magic Shield
• 👻 Summoning
• 🌑 Shadow Beam
• ☄️ Meteor
• 🌀 Teleportation
• ⏳ Time Bubble
• 🕳️ Void Beam
• ⭐ Starfall
• 🌌 Dimensional Gate
• 💥 Arcane Singularity
• and many more

Spells can have different levels, mana costs, ranges, cooldowns, and instability values.

Many spells can also be upgraded and improved as you progress through your research.

🪄 Create Your Own Wand

Wands are more than simple tools.

Depending on the wand, different properties can be affected:

• ❤️ Mana capacity
• ⚡ Mana regeneration
• 💥 Spell power
• 🎯 Spell range
• 📖 Spell slots
• 🌀 Magical instability

You can also customize your wands using wand cores and upgrades.

Your progression can take you from a simple Wooden Wand through increasingly powerful magical materials all the way to the mighty Archmage Wand.

🧿 Wand Cores & Upgrades

Wand cores give your magic additional properties.

Examples include:

• 🔥 Fire Core
• ❄️ Ice Core
• ⚡ Energy Core
• ❤️ Healing Core
• 🌀 Teleportation Core
• 🌑 Shadow Core
• 💎 Crystal Core
• 🕳️ Void Core

Wands can also be upgraded with different enhancements:

Capacity · Regeneration · Power · Range

This allows you to create a wand that fits your own playstyle.

⚗️ Alchemy & Essentia

Magic isn't limited to spells.

With the Alchemy Cauldron, you can break down items and extract their magical properties into Essentia.

Essentia can then be stored and processed for use in other magical systems.

Arkanum includes numerous alchemical recipes for things such as:

• Potions
• Gems
• Metals
• Magical materials
• Mana Crystals
• Rune materials
• Special components

Alchemy therefore becomes an important part of the magical progression system.

🔮 Infusion

The Infusion Altar allows you to create powerful magical items and materials.

Infusions require a combination of:

• A central item
• Various ingredients
• Infusion pedestals
• Essentia
• Mana

The more powerful the infusion, the more important stability and preparation become.

🕯️ Rituals

Rituals are another way to manipulate arcane energy.

Construct a ritual circle, place the required components, and channel mana into the ritual.

Rituals can be used to create special items, summon entities, trigger magical events, and perform powerful transformations.

They are deliberately more complex than ordinary crafting recipes and are designed to feel like actual magical ceremonies.

🧹 Magical Brooms

Who needs Elytra?

Arkanum introduces several magical flying brooms.

From simple brooms to powerful Aether Brooms, you can craft different magical forms of transportation.

As the broom tier increases, so do properties such as:

• Flight duration
• Speed
• Control
• Magical abilities

You can also use Broom Oil to restore your remaining flight time while flying.

💎 Magical Ores & Equipment

The world of Minecraft is expanded with numerous magical resources.

These include materials such as:

• Arcane Copper
• Arcanite
• Sunstone
• Moonstone
• Soul Crystal
• Aetherium
• Void Ore
• Astralite
• Rune materials
• Mana Crystals

These materials can be used to create:

⚔️ Weapons
⛏️ Tools
🛡️ Armor
💎 Blocks
🔮 Magical components

🛡️ Magical Armor

Arkanum features multiple complete sets of magical armor.

As your research progresses, you can move from simple magical equipment to increasingly powerful gear, eventually reaching Archmage-level equipment.

Some armor sets also provide additional set bonuses when the complete set is equipped.

🤖 Magical Golems

Magic isn't only about destruction.

With the right rituals, you can create magical golems.

The Sorting Golem can automatically organize items into nearby chests and remember where specific items should be stored.

The Guardian Golem, on the other hand, serves as a powerful companion that protects its owner from hostile creatures.

🌌 The Arcanum

Eventually, the Overworld won't be enough.

Through your research into the Arcanum, you can gain access to an entirely new magical dimension.

There you may encounter:

• 🌌 Floating islands
• 🌑 Eternal darkness
• 🔮 Magical structures
• 🏰 Rune towers
• 💎 Crystal formations
• 🏛️ Arcane ruins
• 👁️ Powerful guardians
• 👻 New creatures
• ⭐ Astral beings
• 🕳️ The forces of the Void

A Rune Compass can help you locate the mysterious structures hidden throughout this dimension.

👹 Bosses & Guardians

The magical structures of Arkanum are not without danger.

Powerful guardians may be hidden within ancient structures and protected by magical seals.

Among the dangers you may encounter are:

• 🔮 Crystal Colossus
• 💀 Rune Lich
• 🦴 Bone Wyrm
• 🧙 Archmage
• 🕳️ Void Lord

These enemies feature their own mechanics and can drop rare materials and powerful relics.

📜 Lore & Secrets

Arkanum isn't just a magic system.

Throughout the world, you can discover lost pages and fragments of lore.

They gradually reveal the story behind:

• The origin of magic
• The first researchers
• Ancient magical circles
• The Arcanum
• The Guardians
• The Void
• The origins of magical instability

Not every secret is meant to be understood immediately.

⚠️ Magical Instability

Powerful magic comes with consequences.

Many magical actions generate Magical Instability.

The stronger your magic becomes, the more important it is to keep your arcane energies under control.

Stability Crystals and other magical systems can help you maintain control over powerful experiments, infusions, and rituals.

🎮 Your Path Through Arkanum

Your journey begins with almost no knowledge:

Uninitiated
↓
Apprentice
↓
Adept
↓
Thaumaturge
↓
Archmage
↓
Arcane Master

Each stage unlocks new research, spells, materials, equipment, and magical possibilities.

You decide how you develop your magic.

✨ Features at a Glance

⚙️ Requirements

Minecraft: 1.20.1
Mod Loader: Forge
Forge: 47.x
Java: 17

JEI is optional, but can provide additional information about recipes, infusions, rituals, and other magical systems.

🌟 Arkanum – Discover the Magic

Arkanum isn't simply about adding more spells to Minecraft.

It is designed to feel like a complete magical research adventure.

You begin with a simple wand and almost no knowledge.

Analyze the world.
Discover the aspects.
Research their connections.
Develop new spells.
Improve your equipment.
Enter the Arcanum.
And uncover what truly lies behind the magic.

Arkanum

Magic · Research · Spells · Rituals · Flying Realms

Made by Nico