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SCP-151 | The Painting

by TheCaptainFoxy

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.

ForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1

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

  1. Drowning painting

    Looking at the painting for long enough starts a timer that ends in drowning, even when the player is not underwater.

  2. 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.

  3. Adjustable timer

    The scp151TimerLength rule sets the time before drowning in ticks, and scp151VisibleTimer shows it on screen.

  4. Overworld structures

    Structures spawn on the Overworld surface about every 3000 blocks, and the locate command finds them.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.12.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Full comparison

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.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
SCP-151 | The PaintingForge1.20.1Client and server2026-02-20
SCP Containment Labels AddonForge1.20.1Client and server2024-10-02
SCP Blocks By Xikex321Forge1.20.1Client and server2026-10-11

Questions

Does SCP-151 need to be installed on the server?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which Minecraft version does the mod support?

The mod is published for Forge on 1.20.1 only, with the latest file at 2.0.0 dated 2026-02-20.

How can the drowning timer be changed?

The scp151TimerLength game rule sets the time in ticks, with a default of 24000. The scp151VisibleTimer rule set to true shows the timer.

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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.
TheCaptainFoxy, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
TheCaptainFoxy
Published
2026-02-14
Updated on Modrinth
2026-02-20
Facts verified
2026-10-15