A mystical Paper 1.21.11+ plugin which makes minecraft a fantasy world of magic and gods.
Ascendancy transforms Minecraft into a progression-heavy, lore-rich, divinity-driven experience where players climb from mere mortals to terrifying mythological beings.
Inspired by Verdant Moon, Lord of the Mysteries, Lifesteal SMP, BlissSMP Gems, Made in Abyss, and the Origins mod.
Player Stats & Progression
- Innate Name – a player’s unique identity, used for spells, commands, and divine targeting.
- Lives – run out, and you become Void Banned, trapped in the Void Realm until rescued.
- Execution Points (ExP) – gained from PvP/PvE; levels you up.
- Levels – reach Level 50 to perform a Resurrection.
- Resurrection (Prestige) – grants permanent perks such as:
- Detecting when others hold your innate items
- Knowing when your Innate Name is spoken
- Teleporting to players attempting malicious use of your name
Innate Name Mechanics
- Names can be freely rerolled only if no one else has heard them.
- Otherwise, changing your name requires a ritual, boss defeat, or other high-tier feat.
- Names appear censored unless the listener already knows it or is within a set radius.
Magic System
- Torn Spell Books spawn in loot chests and teach incantations or keywords.
- Players can inscribe learned spells into a written book to create spell scrolls.
- Right-click scrolls to cast spells (results not guaranteed to be OSHA-compliant).
Rituals
Rituals use structures like:
- Soul fire setups
- Candle-lined ritual circles
They can:
- Sacrifice items and mobs
- Summon entities or bosses
- Apply effects
- Trigger environmental changes
Rituals can be instant or lasting, remaining active as long as the structure stays intact.
Divinity & Prayers
Ascendancy lets players bind incantations to entities or concepts ("the messenger belonging to <player>"). These references can evolve into divine entities as their progression increases.
Ascendancy itself adds certain higher existences which can be prayed to. For example:
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The Primordial Abyss
The Abyss deep beneath this world You are the origin and bane of all life The end of creation and destruction(Example Incantation - Might and will change)
Prayers are multistep incantations or rituals requesting favors from the linked being. Whether it answers politely or smites you is… up to it.
For example:
I pray for your attention
I pray for you to take me home
Could teleport the player to their respawn point.
Void Realm
A multi-layered dimension players fall into when touching the void. Each layer:
- Is its own world
- Has unique structures, mobs, and bosses
- Provides fast-travel via increasing Void : Overworld ratios (starting at 1:16 and doubling each layer)
Players can move between layers by:
- Falling deeper
- Performing rituals
- Using special items
Bosses
Bosses may appear through:
- Rituals
- Divine incantations
- Special structures
- Summoning items
- Naturally in certain Void layers
They drop Relics, Arcanas, rare items, or progression resources.
Innate Names (Command Invocation)
Players’ Innate Names can be used to perform direct verbal commands:
- "<name> I bestow you health"
- "<name> close your eyes"
These can buff, debuff, support, or outright harass the target based on spell rules.
Innate Items
Players can bind effects to items that become:
- Soulbound
- Valuable ritual components if dropped
- Tools for tracking, teleporting, casting spells, or guiding players to locations
Innate items are incredibly flexible and extremely abusable.
Races
On first join, players choose a race (similar to Origins). Each race has unique traits and belongs to either:
- Soul Beings
- Void Beings
Relics
Powerful passive, active, or equipment-based items with strict rules:
- Only one equipped at a time
- Cannot be stored in containers
- Dropped only via Innate Name bestowals
- Destroyed on death
- Can be stored by a special NPC found near Void Realm structures
Examples include:
- Manasense – chance to dodge incoming damage
- Lightshot – long-range grappling shot
- Forbidden Blade – deals more damage against mana-rich enemies
- Abyssal Blade – manipulates dimensional gateways
Arcanas
High-tier spell abilities:
- Dropped exclusively from bosses
- Far stronger than normal magic
- Share a global cooldown, length determined by the last Arcana used
Artifacts
Player-crafted items engraved with spells or abilities. Unlike innate items, they are not soulbound and can be freely traded. Drawbacks may include:
- Limited uses
- Stat penalties
- Swapped breathing types
- Other deliciously cursed side effects
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AscendancyCore supplies APIs for: Stats, rituals, magic system, divinity features, dimension logic, races, relic architecture, etc.
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AscendancyPacks supply: Actual spells, relics, bosses, races, items, structures, and more, by leveraging the Core APIs.
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This project is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License. See the LICENSE file for more information.
Copyright (c) 2025, HyScript7 and Ascendancy Core contributors