Soul Forging
Soul Forging is a Fabric magic mod for 1.20 that adds stamps, marks and a forging workflow built around soul stones found underground.
What it does
Soul stones are mined underground, ideally with the least iron pick, and then processed into the materials the mod uses. Soft stamps are crafted at a crafting table, while a tool stamp takes a long furnace cook. The Forger's Chisel carves a pattern while a smithing table and an inscribing plate are combined to produce an essence mark. Each step gates the next, so the forging chain follows a fixed order.
Stamps are applied to the item held in the offhand. Four stamp effects are included, and a set of six variety effects covers different uses, with the Bloodsealer stamp used for healing. The Essence Mark needs a certain amount of levels, and the Bloodsealer Stamp needs experience based on the number of hearts missing, at one level per five hearts. The mod is a Fabric build for 1.20 and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Soul Forging is in early development and draws on Brandon Sanderson's book Emperor's Soul, with only a limited translation of its ideas.
Key features
Stamp crafting
Soft stamps are crafted at a crafting table, and tool stamps need a long furnace cook.
Offhand stamp effects
A stamp applies its effect to the tool held in the offhand, with four effects in the first set.
Essence marks
A smithing table combined with an inscribing plate yields an essence mark, and the carved pattern comes from the Forger's Chisel.
Bloodsealer stamp
The Bloodsealer stamp costs experience scaled to missing hearts, one level for every five hearts missing.
Soul stone mining
Soul stones are found underground and should be mined with the least iron pick to start the chain.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Fabric players on 1.20 who want a stamp-based forging system and are willing to run a mod still in early development. Client and server installs are both needed for multiplayer.
How it compares
Requite is a Fabric client and server mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, under All rights reserved and not open source. Soul Mage Origin is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 that is server required with client optional, under the Apache License 2.0. Soul Forging covers 1.20 alone and needs both sides, so it differs from each in version range and environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soul Forging | Fabric | 1.20 | Client and server | 2023-07-08 |
| Requite | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-03-02 |
| Soul Mage Origin | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Server required, client optional | 2024-10-31 |
Questions
Does Soul Forging need both client and server?
Which loader does Soul Forging use?
Where are soul stones found?
In the catalog
Soul Forging is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 10,288 mods support Minecraft 1.20.
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What the author says
This mod adds a very limited translation of Soul Forging from Brandon Sanderson’s book, “Emperor's Soul” There is currently 4 Stamps that effect the user’s offhand tool. There are 6 that give the player a variety of effects, and there is a Bloodsealer stamp, used for healing.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/soul-forging
- Owner
- The-Architects727
- Published
- 2023-07-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-07-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15