Scary Player
by approved
Scary Player is a Fabric adventure mod in which villagers react with fear to a player who wears or holds Scary Items, adding a withered skeleton and a dragon head to the set.
What it does
Villagers become scared when the player wears or holds one of the mod's Scary Items. The reaction is the mod's central mechanic, and it changes how villagers respond to the player during normal play.
The mod adds a Withered Skeleton and a Dragon Head to the set of Scary Items. Both are part of the same fear mechanic. Scary Player runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its files target Minecraft 1.16 and 1.17, and the latest Fabric build is 1.1.0 for 1.17, released on 2021-06-25. Its source code is public, and the code is covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Scary Items
Wearing or holding a Scary Item makes nearby villagers react with fear.
Withered Skeleton
A withered skeleton is one of the items that triggers the villagers' fear reaction.
Dragon Head
A dragon head counts as a Scary Item, so players can wear it to frighten villagers.
Source code available
The project is open source, and its source code is published for anyone to read or modify.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Horror-themed survival
Players in a survival world can use the fear mechanic to shape how villagers behave around their base.
Adventure maps
Map makers can use the Scary Items to set up scenes where villagers react to the player's gear.
Who it’s for: Players who want a horror-flavored change to villager behavior, and server owners who want the same effect for every player on a multiplayer world.
How it compares
Wather Scary is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.5 that runs on the client alone and is released under All rights reserved. Teeth Dweller is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that needs both client and server and uses a custom license. Scary Player is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.16 and 1.17, so the versions and licensing differ from each alternative.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scary Player | Fabric | 1.16 – 1.17 | Client and server | 2021-06-25 |
| Wather Scary | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-04-05 |
| Teeth Dweller | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-29 |
Questions
Does Scary Player need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Scary Player support?
Is the Scary Player source code available?
In the catalog
Scary Player is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 2,801 mods support Minecraft 1.17.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/scaryplayer
- Owner
- approved
- Published
- 2020-12-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-06-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15