Hedge Magic

Hedge Magic adds early-game friendly content built around Mana Artifice. Arcane chalk is thrown or placed in a ritual pattern and activated with vinteum dust that has been purified. The lowest tier, Rudimentary Chalk, only activates tier 0 rituals, and higher tier rituals require upgrading the mod's progression. Chalk still works when it is dropped by mechanical means, such as dispensers and droppers.

Players who lack the early materials can find a codex through villagers, who are sometimes willing to sell one. Ancient texts describe a lost ritual that inscribes an empty book with arcane knowledge, and a mystical liquid that survived can be imitated by infusing pure water with vinteum dust, which lets players produce their own Codex Arcana. Ritual New Life gives up a small quantity of raw materials to draw a random passive mob to appear nearby, and it can even entice a villager to come by.

Mob spawners hold a large amount of power packed into a small block. Ritual Coalescence draws that power out and fills a phylactery, leaving the spawner an empty shell that can only be rejuvenated by the ritual. Rift spells grant instant access to a pocket storage dimension from wherever the player stands. The Worldbound Rift is more expensive and barely mobile, and it still requires a rift spell to activate some of its funky wavy tendrils. Hedge Magic is published for Forge and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it.