Orpheus | Forge & Fabric
by ECarrascon
Orpheus, a Magic mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, gives players a Lyre and a mythology-themed set of items that change how a death is handled.
What it does
Orpheus is built around a story of descent into the underworld and return. Players work toward obtaining the Orpheus Lyre, and the mod pairs it with armor and blocks that nod to ancient tales, including a top mythos block that holds the Hellenic Codex and a Nether section with magma that holds Apollo's Son.
Carrying the Lyre in the inventory grants two effects. One keeps inventory on death, and the other makes the holder immune to arrows. Holding the Lyre with the keep-inventory input applies the first effect, and the immunity input applies the second, while using both inputs together applies both.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across eight game versions, 1.19 – 1.20.2, and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its code is released under the MIT License. A configuration file named orpheus-config.json, found in the config folder, controls how the mod's features work.
Key features
Orpheus Lyre
A lyre that carries two effects: keep inventory on death and immunity to arrows, switched by key input.
Mythos blocks
A top mythos block and Nether blocks hold items such as the Hellenic Codex and Apollo's Son, and are placed around flowers.
Mythological armor
Armor pieces with designs drawn from ancient tales add to the mythology theme.
Calliope's Love
An item found through play that is tied to the mod's story progression.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Playing with keep inventory
Players who would rather not use commands to keep items on death can earn the effect through the Lyre.
Mythology-themed adventure
The mod suits a survival world or adventure map built around the underworld story and its dungeons.
Who it’s for: Players who like mythology-themed progression in survival worlds, and server owners who want a keep-inventory option that is earned through play instead of granted by commands.
Questions
Does Orpheus need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Orpheus support?
Where are the mod's settings kept?
In the catalog
Orpheus | Forge & Fabric is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
Orpheus mod is born from the frequent use of 'KeepInventory', and the desire to earn it rather than just using commands. So, I turned to the story of Orpheus, who ventured into the underworld and returned. This, in a nutshell, is the goal: to obtain the Orpheus Lyre. Carrying this lyre in your inventory grants the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/orpheus
- Owner
- ECarrascon
- Published
- 2023-11-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15