Bestiary Bound Mod (1.21.1, 1.20.1) – Collect Lore Books and Build Your World

Bestiary Bound Mod adds custom story books that drop from defeated mobs, loot chests, and unlocked advancements. You can collect every book into a soul-bound book browser without cluttering your normal inventory. The mod lets players read stories, check collection progress, and manage custom drops with simple data files.

Features:

• Adds custom books defined through simple JSON files in the config folder.
• Drops lore books from mobs based on biome, dimension, weather, time of day, and height level.
• Places books inside loot chests, fishing tables, and advancement rewards.
• Provides a soul-bound Lore Codex item that stores all found books in one menu.
• Includes a live search bar to find books by title, author, category, and tags.
• Filters your collection by read status, unread entries, missing books, and saved favorites.
• Displays unread tracking tags and lets you mark favorite stories with a star button.
• Features a custom book reader screen with interactive text, clickable actions, and styled tooltips.
• Allows players to extract physical copies from their stored codex duplicate bank.
• Supports datapacks to add new stories without changing config files.
• Includes complete translations for 60 different world languages.
• Supports an optional accessory slot when playing with Curios API.

Commands:

• /rpglore reload: Reloads all book files from configs and datapacks.
• /rpglore validate [book_id]: Checks book files for syntax errors without reloading.
• /rpglore give <players> <book_id> [track]: Gives specific lore books directly to targeted players.
• /rpglore list: Displays all loaded books along with their categories.
• /rpglore collection: Opens and views your personal book collection.
• /rpglore codex give/add/remove/reset/status: Manages player codex items and stored book records.

How to Use:

1. Start your world to generate the default configuration folders.
2. Place custom book JSON files into the book configuration folder.
3. Type /rpglore reload in chat to load new books without restarting your game.
4. Right-click the Lore Codex item in your hand to open and read your collection.

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Requirements:

Minecraft Forge RequiredNeoForge Required

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