SCP-3456, Orcadian Horseman
by Zcoper
SCP-3456, Orcadian Horseman adds a red, horse-like monster that appears on the surface at night only after a player has died three times, and this count is a hard trigger, not a random chance.
What it does
The creature is drawn from the SCP setting, where it goes by the Orcadian Horseman name. It spawns only on the overworld surface during the night, and only once a player has died three or more times. The mod is built with MCreator by Zcoper and depends on Geckolib, which must be installed alongside it on Forge for 1.20.1.
The monster has high speed, great strength and immunity to projectiles. While it is far from its target it fades out and becomes invisible, then closes in silently until it is near enough to attack. Rain and thunder bring it into play more often, since it can hide beneath the ground and wait to ambush players who wander too close. A player who dies repeatedly should expect it to hunt them.
The spawn is gated by a game rule. Setting the rule EnableOrcadianHorseman to 1 or higher enables the creature at once, and setting it to 0 turns it off. A command resets a player's death count, which removes the spawn trigger for that player. Files are published for Forge only, in three release versions, 1.19.2, 1.19.4 and 1.20.1, and the latest is 1.0.0 for 1.20.1.
Key features
Death-count trigger
The threat stays dormant until a player's death count reaches three, and the count controls when it is active.
Invisible approach
At more than 30 blocks from its target the creature turns invisible and closes in quietly until it can strike.
Ambush from underground
During rain and thunder the creature can wait beneath the ground for players who walk too close.
Game-rule control
A game rule switches the creature on or off, and a command resets a player's death count.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a horror-style mob tied to death counts, and server owners who need a spawn that can be switched off with a game rule.
Questions
Does SCP-3456, Orcadian Horseman need Geckolib?
Does the server need the mod as well?
How can a server operator stop the creature from spawning?
In the catalog
SCP-3456, Orcadian Horseman is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The Orcadian Horseman adds a new monster. Its history comes from the SCP universe, where it is referred to as SCP-3456, also known as The Orcadian Horseman. This large, horse-like creature appears only after a player has died multiple times. It possesses high speed, great strength, and projectile immunity. When…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/scp-3456-orcadian-horseman
- Owner
- Zcoper
- Published
- 2026-06-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
