Potato's Chips 'n' Skills
Potato's Chips 'n' Skills is a Fabric skills system in which players level up skills, gain abilities and gate items behind skill requirements.
What it does
Skill points are earned by killing mobs and completing jobs, and each skill levels up as points are spent on it. Classes let a player choose a set of skills and abilities, and the content tied to skills can gate items behind skill requirements. Everything is defined through datapacks, so a pack author can write new skills without touching code. The wiki covers how to start writing those datapacks.
The mod is aimed at configured modpacks centered on defeating bosses, and at a private server whose skills gallery is planned to be publicized eventually. It requires Cardinal Components API, Fabric API and Fabric Language Kotlin, and is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, so the source code is open. Files target 1.21 and 1.21.1, with 0.22.1 for 1.21.1 as the latest beta file, published 2026-06-21.
Key features
Datapackable skills
Skills are defined in datapacks, so modpack authors can add or change them without writing Java.
Skill points from play
Killing mobs and completing jobs both award skill points that are spent to level skills up.
Classes
Players pick a class that determines which skills and abilities they start with.
Skill-gated items
Items and content can be locked behind a skill requirement, so progress has to be earned.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Use cases
Boss-focused modpacks
Pack builders can center a progression path on defeating bosses, with skills gating the gear needed to reach them.
Private servers
Server owners can run their own skill setup and share it through a gallery of configured skills.
Who it’s for: Modpack authors and server owners who want a skill-based progression layer driven by datapacks. Players of a configured pack get the skill and class system the pack defines.
How it compares
Skill Point Items is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1 under the MIT License, not open source in the sense of the listed license, and it is server required with optional client install. KJ's Skill Tree is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 that runs on client and server, released under CC0 1.0 Universal. Player Level Skills (LevelZ Rework) is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, but its files target 1.21.11, a version this mod does not list.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potato's Chips 'n' Skills | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-21 |
| Skill Point Items | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-04-01 |
| KJ's Skill Tree | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-11 |
| Player Level Skills (LevelZ Rework) | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
Questions
Does Potato's Chips 'n' Skills need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod installed?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Potato's Chips 'n' Skills is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Potato's Chips 'n' Skills, also known as RPGSkills, adds a datapackable skills system that allows you to gate blocks & items behind skill requirements. It is intended to be configured for modpacks centered around defeating various bosses. Take a look at the wiki to get started with writing datapacks for this mod.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chipsnskills
- Owner
- ThePotatoArchivist
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15