SCP-151 | The Painting
SCP-151 | The Painting adds a Forge painting that drowns anyone who looks at it for long enough, with a timer that can be set in the game rules.
What it does
Players craft the painting from cloth, then read the document placed with it by right-clicking. A structure generates on the Overworld surface, roughly one per 3000 blocks, and the locate command can find it. Shift with right-click places the painting. Looking at SCP-151 starts a vision that lasts more than 30 ticks, and in the second half of that span the effect takes hold.
Once the effect activates, oxygen begins to deplete slowly, and after 24 hours the player drowns. A creature in the mod also makes the painting drown players within the same 24-hour window. The total time before drowning can be changed with the scp151TimerLength game rule, measured in ticks, with a default of 24000. The scp151VisibleTimer rule can be set to true to show the timer.
The painting must be hung with the correct rotation. Shift with right-click rotates it while held, and the painting has to be turned back upright before it is hung again. The mod is compatible with the Painting mod. It is published for Forge on 1.20.1 only, and the client and server both need it. The mod is all rights reserved and not open source.
Key features
Drowning painting
Looking at the painting for long enough starts a timer that ends in drowning, even when the player is not underwater.
Crafted and placed by hand
Cloth is crafted into the painting, and Shift with right-click places it on a wall in the required orientation.
Adjustable timer
The scp151TimerLength rule sets the time before drowning in ticks, and scp151VisibleTimer shows it on screen.
Overworld structures
Structures spawn on the Overworld surface about every 3000 blocks, and the locate command finds them.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a horror-themed survival hazard on Forge 1.20.1, and server owners who want to tune the drowning timer with game rules.
How it compares
SCP Containment Labels Addon is client and server, released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license, and built for 1.20.1 on Forge. SCP Blocks By Xikex321 uses the same environment and version, but its All rights reserved license applies. SCP-151 | The Painting focuses on a single painting hazard with a timer, while those mods add labels and blocks.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCP-151 | The Painting | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-20 |
| SCP Containment Labels Addon | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-02 |
| SCP Blocks By Xikex321 | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does SCP-151 need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does the mod support?
How can the drowning timer be changed?
More from TheCaptainFoxy
What the author says
The Painting mod adds six new items (SCP, documentation, label and more) and one structure to the game. The mod is heavily inspired by SCP-151 from the SCP Foundation Universe. SCP-151 a painting of the sea capable of drowning anyone who looks at it.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/scp-151-the-painting
- Owner
- TheCaptainFoxy
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
