The Forbidden Land
The Forbidden Land is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that mixes chemistry with adventure, using liquids, ores and soul-based items to craft new objects and reach a separate dimension.
What it does
Crafting centers on a small set of materials. Soul and bluestone are used to craft a portal igniter, bluestone is the input for Gemide, and Gemide is used to make diffusers. Carbon-Gemide is listed among the mod's chemical materials. Square bottles hold blood, water, bluestone, redstone and soul liquids, so players can store and move them.
The mod's tools include the Soul Stealer and a Sickle. Eating certain items gives effects: melon absorption and apple regeneration are both part of the food system. A Land Dimension is planned as a travel destination, and the author states it is still under development, so it may not be playable in this release.
The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source. It is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it installed.
Key features
Liquid storage
Square bottles store blood, water, bluestone, redstone and soul liquids for later use in crafting.
Chemical crafting chain
Bluestone feeds Gemide, and Gemide feeds diffusers, so each step depends on the output of the one before.
Soul Stealer and Sickle
Tools built around soul materials, including the Soul Stealer and the Sickle.
Food effects
Melon absorption and apple regeneration give players status effects from eating those foods.
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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
Chemistry-driven survival
Players who want a crafting path built on liquids and chemical materials can follow the soul and bluestone chain to reach the mod's items.
Adventure play
The planned Land Dimension suggests a travel goal, although its development status means it should not be relied on yet.
Who it’s for: Players who want a chemistry-themed adventure mod for Forge 1.20.1, and server owners who want a shared crafting system for a group. Both the server and every player need the mod installed.
How it compares
Bluestone Ore is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, also client and server, under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Devon's Crucible - Soul Contracts is another Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server and is under All rights reserved. Adventure Time And Craft is for Forge 1.20.1 but is client-side only, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, so servers can run without it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Forbidden Land | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
| Bluestone Ore | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-25 |
| Devon's Crucible - Soul Contracts | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-15 |
| Adventure Time And Craft | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2025-08-01 |
Questions
Does The Forbidden Land need Forge?
Does the server need The Forbidden Land?
Is the Land Dimension playable now?
In the catalog
The Forbidden Land is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds chemistry and adventure to minecraft.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-forbidden-land
- Owner
- Paperwork Studios
- Published
- 2026-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15