TavernTales 4ging
by innerbox
TavernTales 4ging is a NeoForge mod that adds bag containers and a tavern-style crafting table, both defined through data packs.
What it does
Each bag is a right-click container whose contents come from a loot table, so a boss or chest can carry its own drop. One bag item and one table item cover every kind, and a bag's kind is kept in its item component, which points at the loot table of the same name. Protected ground keeps dropped bags safe: they are immune to fire, lava and explosions, never despawn, and glow through walls so players can find them after a battle.
The crafting table is built around picking a recipe from a tab rather than laying out a grid, which suits players who find placement fiddly. Ingredients are pulled straight from the main inventory and offhand, so materials do not have to be moved first. Categories and recipe tabs are data-driven, and modpacks can add, remove or rebalance them. A single config switch, on by default, lets the table replace vanilla gear recipes that the mod superseded.
A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with free use, modification and bundling in modpacks allowed. Files exist for 1.21.1 and 26.1.2, with 1.3.0 for 26.1.2 as the latest, published on 2026-10-09.
Key features
Data-driven loot bags
Bag payloads are set in data-pack tables, and any bag can serve as a boss's personal drop.
Pick-a-recipe crafting table
Recipes are chosen from category tabs, and ingredients come from the main inventory and offhand without manual placement.
Protected dropped bags
Dropped bags are immune to fire, lava and explosions, never despawn and glow through walls.
Retexturing by resource pack
Each bag kind uses one model file, so a resource pack can retexture a kind with zero code.
Drop viewing with JEI
With JustEnoughResources installed, a bag's possible drops and their odds can be shown in JEI.
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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.
How it compares
No Mending is a NeoForge mod that is server-side only in its required environment, released under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.1; it does not add bags or a table. Mark's LootBags is a NeoForge loot bag mod for client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source, for 1.21.1. Universal Data Pack is server-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and covers 1.21.1 – 26.3 on NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TavernTales 4ging | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-09 |
| No Mending | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-12 |
| Mark's LootBags | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-11 |
| Universal Data Pack | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-07-03 |
Questions
Does TavernTales 4ging need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does TavernTales 4ging support?
Can the drops in a bag be checked before opening it?
In the catalog
TavernTales 4ging is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
A crafting station built around "pick a recipe, then craft it" — no more fiddly grid placement for gear. A right-click-to-open bag whose contents are defined entirely by data-pack loot tables — give every boss its own drop bag.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/taverntales-4ging
- Owner
- innerbox
- Published
- 2026-07-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15