Short Description

Elden is a Spigot/Paper plugin that transforms Minecraft into an Elden Ring inspired RPG experience.
It adds Sites of Grace, Rune-based progression, stamina combat, dodge mechanics,
starting classes, attribute leveling, flasks, custom weapons and armor, Ashes of War, and spells.

If you want deeper combat, meaningful progression, and a darker action-RPG atmosphere on your server, Elden is built for that.

Public Beta Notice

Elden is currently in its first public beta release.

The core systems are already playable and designed for real server use, but the plugin is still actively growing.
Balancing, classes, custom gear, Ashes of War, spells, and progression systems may be expanded, refined, or adjusted in future updates.

This release is meant to provide a strong first playable foundation while the plugin continues to evolve.

Overview

Elden is designed for server owners who want more than vanilla survival or simple combat addons.
The plugin creates a complete progression loop where players explore the world, discover checkpoints, collect Runes,
risk losing them on death, recover what they lost, and invest those Runes into a real character build.

Instead of flat progression, Elden gives your server:

• A clear checkpoint and travel system
• A meaningful death and recovery mechanic
• More tactical stamina-based combat
• Class identity and build variety
• Long-term character progression
• A strong Elden Ring inspired atmosphere

Main Features

Sites of Grace
Players can discover, attune, and return to Sites of Grace. These act as progression checkpoints, travel anchors, and important world hubs.

Grace GUI
Right-click a Campfire or Soul Campfire to open the Grace menu. Players can attune a Grace, teleport to unlocked Graces, and access progression related systems.

Rune System
Runes are the main currency of progression. Players can collect them, track them, lose them on death, and recover them from dropped Lost Runes items. Only the original owner can reclaim them.

Stamina Combat
Combat is no longer purely vanilla. Attacks, sprinting, and dodging can consume stamina, forcing players to think more carefully about movement, timing, and weapon choice.

Weapon-Based Combat Stats
Different weapon types can use their own stamina multipliers, attack cooldowns, attack ranges, jump attack values, and poise damage values. This helps combat feel more tactical and gives each weapon category a clearer identity.

Jump Attacks
Jump attacks can deal modified damage depending on weapon type, adding more variety and reward to aggressive melee gameplay.

Poise and Stagger System
Elden includes a poise system that allows enemies or players to be staggered after taking enough poise damage. Stronger weapons and jump attacks can break poise more effectively, adding a satisfying layer of action RPG combat depth.

Dodge Mechanic
Players can dodge with a stamina cost and cooldown. Optional invincibility frames are available to create a more authentic action RPG combat feel.
Default keybind: Shift + F (default offhand swap key)

Vanilla Hunger Replacement
Vanilla hunger can be disabled and replaced with a stamina-focused approach, giving combat a cleaner and more immersive feel. Food can also restore stamina depending on your config.

Direction Boss Bar
A live boss bar compass displays the player’s facing direction and improves orientation while exploring.




Flask System
Players receive:

• Flask of Crimson Tears for healing

• Flask of Cerulean Tears for resource recover

Flasks are integrated into the progression loop and can be refilled at Sites of Grace.

Torrent
Players can obtain the Spectral Steed Whistle and use it to summon Torrent for faster travel and exploration.

While riding Torrent, players can press F during a jump to trigger an air jump, allowing for more dynamic movement and improved traversal across the world.

Torrent also supports configurable health, movement speed, jump strength, whistle cooldown, revival timing, fall handling, and healing items.

This adds an iconic Elden Ring inspired traversal mechanic and helps make exploration feel faster, smoother, and more rewarding.
Default keybind: F (Minecraft’s default swap offhand key)

Spirit Springs
Torrent can interact with spirit spring style launch areas depending on your configuration, allowing powerful vertical movement and more interesting world traversal.

Spirit Ashes
Players can obtain and use Spirit Ashes to summon spectral allies in combat. These summons provide additional support during battles, add more tactical depth, and strengthen the overall Elden Ring inspired RPG experience.

Starting Classes
Players can choose Elden Ring inspired starting classes through an in-game GUI with confirmation pages to prevent accidental selection.

Attribute Leveling
Players can spend Runes to improve:

- Vigor
- Mind
- Endurance
- Strength
- Dexterity
- Intelligence
- Faith
- Arcane

Soft Caps and Scaling
Attributes use meaningful scaling and soft caps, allowing real build diversity instead of simple linear number increases.

Smithing System
Elden includes a smithing system for upgrading equipment and managing smithing related progression. Server owners can configure smithing anvils and upgrade related content to better fit their own progression style.

Expanded RPG Content
The plugin also supports:

- Custom weapons
- Custom armor
- Ashes of War
- Spell tomes and spell progression
- Spirit Ashes
- Player profile GUI
- Smithing related progression systems

Custom Model Data Support
Weapons, armor, spells, Ashes of War, Spirit Ashes, flasks, Torrent items, and Rune drops can all be linked to CustomModelData through the config. This makes it easier to integrate custom resource packs or model systems without forcing a dependency on other plugins.

Persistent Storage
Important player data such as Runes, Grace progression, classes, and levels is stored persistently using SQLite.

Starting Classes

Elden includes multiple Elden Ring inspired starting classes, each built around a different playstyle and attribute spread.

Hero
A powerful melee class focused on Strength and survivability

Bandit
A nimble class with Dexterity and Arcane focused progression

Astrologer
A sorcery-focused class built around Intelligence and Mind

Warrior
A fast melee fighter with strong Dexterity

Prisoner
A hybrid class combining Dexterity and Intelligence

Confessor
A balanced Faith and melee hybrid

Wretch
A level 1 class with completely even starting attributes

Vagabond
A durable front-line fighter with strong Vigor and Strength

Prophet
A Faith-focused caster with supportive and offensive potential

Samurai
A refined weapon-focused class with strong Dexterity and balanced melee stats

Heavy Knight
A heavy melee class with high Endurance and Strength

Some class equipment and balance values may still be adjusted during beta.

Boss System
The boss system allows custom bosses to be spawned, managed, and connected to dedicated spawn points, stations, and portal setups. It is built to support larger encounters, progression-focused battles, and remembrance-related rewards.

Enemy System
The enemy system allows Elden-style overworld enemies to be spawned and managed through custom spawners. This creates more controlled combat encounters and helps make the world feel more alive and dangerous.

Commands

/grace
Manage and attune Sites of Grace
Usage: /grace <set|remove|list|activate|warp|info>

/runes
View or manage Runes
Usage: /runes [add|set]

/eldenclass
Choose or inspect your starting class
Usage: /eldenclass [open|list|info|choose|current|reset]

/level
View your level and upgrade attributes using Runes
Usage: /level [up]

/weapon
Manage and give custom Elden Ring weapons
Usage: /weapon <give|list> [id] [player]

/smithing
Manage smithing, smithing stones, and custom smithing anvils
Usage: /smithing <info|set|anvil|stone>

/armor
Manage and give custom Elden Ring armor
Usage: /armor <give|list> [id] [player]

/profile
Open your player profile and derived stats
Usage: /profile
Alias: /player

/ash
Manage and give Ashes of War
Usage: /ash <give|list> [id] [player]

/spell
Manage and give spell tomes
Usage: /spell <give|list> [id] [player]

/spiritash
Manage and give Spirit Ashes
Usage: /spiritash <give|list> [id] [player]
Alias: /spirit

/torrent
Receive the Spectral Steed Whistle
Usage: /torrent

/boss
Manage and spawn custom bosses
Usage: /boss <spawn|list|station|remembrance|despawn|setspawn|removespawn|setportalentrance|setportalexit|setportalexitlock|setportalboss|portalinfo|removeportal>

/enemy
Manage Elden-style overworld enemies and enemy spawners
Usage: /enemy <list|spawn|spawner>


Permissions

Player Permissions
elden.grace.use
Allows players to use Sites of Grace
elden.grace.gui
Allows players to open the Grace interface
elden.runes.use
Allows players to view and use the Rune system
elden.combat.use
Allows players to use the combat system
elden.compass.use
Allows players to use the compass boss bar
elden.flask.use
Allows players to use flasks
elden.class.use
Allows players to choose and use classes
elden.level.use
Allows players to level up and upgrade attributes
elden.player.gui
Allows players to open their profile GUI
elden.smithing.use
Allows players to use smithing features
elden.spirit.use
Allows players to use Spirit Ashes
elden.mount.torrent
Allows players to use Torrent

Admin Permissions

elden.grace.admin
Allows administrators to manage Sites of Grace
elden.grace.warp
Allows administrators to warp to Sites of Grace
elden.runes.admin
Allows administrators to manage Runes
elden.class.admin
Allows administrators to manage classes
elden.weapon.admin
Allows administrators to manage custom weapons
elden.smithing.admin
Allows administrators to manage smithing systems
elden.armor.admin
Allows administrators to manage custom armor
elden.ash.admin
Allows administrators to manage Ashes of War
elden.spell.admin
Allows administrators to manage spells
elden.spirit.admin
Allows administrators to manage Spirit Ashes
elden.mount.admin
Allows administrators to manage mount features
elden.boss.admin
Allows administrators to spawn and despawn bosses
elden.enemy.admin
Allows administrators to spawn enemies and manage enemy spawners

Installation

1. Download the plugin jar
2. Place it in your server’s plugins folder
3. Start or restart the server
4. Let the configuration files generate
5. Adjust the config to match your server balance
6. Create your first Sites of Grace in-game

Configuration

Elden includes a wide range of configurable systems.

You can customize:

- Grace activation radius
- Rune action bar display
- Rune drop material
- Stamina maximum, regeneration, and delays
- Sprint stamina cost
- Attack stamina cost
- Weapon type stamina multipliers
- Weapon cooldowns and attack ranges
- Jump attack scaling
- Poise damage and stagger settings
- Dodge cooldown and movement strength
- Invincibility frame behavior
- Compass boss bar display
- Flask charges, values, cooldowns, and drink animation
- Torrent health, speed, jumping, healing, fall behavior, air jump, and whistle cooldown
- Spirit spring behavior
- Class defaults and class change rules
- Maximum level and attribute caps
- Attribute scaling values
- CustomModelData values for multiple item categories
- Smithing anvil material and smithing related systems

This allows the plugin to fit survival RPG servers, hardcore PvE worlds, Elden Ring inspired adventure servers, and fully custom progression projects.

FAQ

What kind of server is this plugin for?
Elden is ideal for RPG, PvE, adventure, and progression-focused servers. It is especially useful for server owners who want a more immersive and challenging gameplay loop.

Is this a finished release?
No. Elden is currently in its first public beta release. The core systems are already playable, but more content, balancing, and polish will come over time.

Does the plugin save player progress?
Yes. Player data such as Runes, Grace progression, classes, and levels is stored persistently using SQLite.

Can players lose their Runes on death?
Yes. Runes can be dropped as Lost Runes on death and recovered later by the original owner.

Can I change the combat balance?
Yes. The stamina system, sprinting costs, dodge settings, attack costs, flask values, and many progression settings are configurable.

Does the plugin support class-based gameplay?
Yes. Players can choose from Elden Ring inspired starting classes through an in-game GUI system.

Can I use this plugin for a non-Elden Ring server?
Yes. Even though the plugin is strongly inspired by Elden Ring, its systems work very well for general RPG and progression servers.

Does it include custom content systems?
Yes. The plugin includes support for custom weapons, armor, Ashes of War, spell tomes, and a player profile system.

Can old player data be migrated?
Yes. Existing Rune and Grace related data can be migrated automatically on first startup.

Support

If you need help with setup, balancing, or configuration, please use the discussion or support section of this resource.

When reporting an issue, include:

• Your server version
• Your plugin version
• A clear description of the problem
• Any relevant console errors
• Steps to reproduce the issue

Final Words
Elden is more than a combat addon.
It is a full RPG progression framework for Minecraft.

If you want your players to discover checkpoints, recover lost currency, build distinct characters, and experience a world that feels harsher, deeper, and more rewarding, Elden gives you the systems to make that happen.

Need help or want to give feedback?
Contact me on Discord: skyforce000