Turtlemancy
by AlienPatois
Turtlemancy is a Forge magic mod themed around turtles, where a turtle chooses the player as its Turtlemancer and the player gains spells and wands.
What it does
Turtles act as the magical core of the mod. A player who wants to learn about the magic first crafts the Turtlenomicon, a book that explains the subject. Oysters are found in beach biomes, and right-clicking an oyster sand block yields an oyster, which can be used in crafting. Oyster generation can be changed through the mod's config file.
Wands are crafted and charged with the blessings of turtles, and the mod offers a large set of spells, among them the more capable ones at the end of its progression. Recipes for the altar and cauldron can be viewed in Enough Items if that mod is installed, though it is optional. The mod is meant for adventure play, adding a magical route through the game. It is relatively small in scope and was tested on servers.
Turtlemancy requires Patchouli and Curios API, both of which must be installed alongside it on Forge. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for Forge only, across 9 release versions 1.16 – 1.18.2, and the latest file is 1.1 for 1.18.2, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, which does not make it open source.
Key features
Turtle-chosen Turtlemancer
A turtle selects the player as its Turtlemancer, and the player gains favor through this bond in the mod's progression.
Crafted wands and spells
Wands are crafted, charged with turtle blessings and used to cast a broad selection of spells.
Oyster harvesting
Oysters are found in beach biomes, and right-clicking oyster sand yields oysters for crafting.
Turtlenomicon guide
A crafted book introduces the magic and explains how to proceed through the mod's systems.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Sorcerium is a Forge magic mod for 1.16.5 – 1.19.2 under All rights reserved, and it is optional on clients, so it can run on a client or server alone. Spells and whatnot is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source in the sense of the mod's own license. HLSpells - Magic & Spells is a client and server Forge mod for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtlemancy | Forge | 1.16 – 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2023-07-26 |
| Sorcerium | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.19.2 | Client or server, optional | 2023-01-29 |
| Spells and whatnot | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-02 |
| HLSpells - Magic & Spells | Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-07 |
Questions
Does Turtlemancy need Patchouli and Curios API?
Does the server need Turtlemancy?
Which versions does Turtlemancy support?
Can Oyster generation be changed?
In the catalog
Turtlemancy is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.
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What the author says
This mod requires Patchouli & Curios API. Optionally you can use Just Enough Items for altar and cauldron recipes. Turtlemancy is a relatively small magic mod themed around turtles. The purpose of this mod is to add a magical way to help you with your minecraft adventure.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/turtlemancy
- Owner
- AlienPatois
- Published
- 2023-07-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-07-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15