Mystcraft Mod — Reference

Items, Blocks and Crafting Stations

Mystcraft adds items and blocks primarily for writing and linking, plus a single new natural resource.

Crafting stations

Station	Ingredients	Purpose
Writing Table (Writing Desk)	Planks + Feather + Glass Bottle	Copies symbol pages and organizes folders/portfolios; occupies a 2x1x1 space. An optional Backboard (Planks + Item Frame) adds no extra function.
Ink Mixer	Planks + Glass Bottle + Stone	Makes Link Panel Pages from an Ink Vial and paper; can add special link Effects.
Book Binder	Planks + Iron Ingot	Binds a Link Panel Page and chosen pages with leather into a Descriptive Book.
Link Modifier	(creative-only tool)	Adds or removes special linking properties on Descriptive or Linking Books.

Writing Desk block render Ink Mixer block render Book Binder block render

The crafting table grid GUI used for shaped recipes

Ink and pages

Item	Ingredients / Notes
Ink Vial	Ink Sac + Glass Bottle; used in the Ink Mixer and Writing Desk.
Black Ink	The liquid form of ink, produced via other mods or clever Age writing, then bottled into vials.
Link Panel Page	Ink + Paper; the linking destination element of any book.
Symbol Page	Ink + Paper; must be copied from a collection in an inked Writing Desk.

Ink Vial item render Link Panel Page item render

The Ink Mixer GUI used to create Link Panel Pages

Books and folders

Item	Ingredients / Notes
Descriptive Book	Leather + Link Panel Page + any Symbol Pages; generates a new Age when first used.
Linking Book	Leather + Link Panel Page; an Unlinked Link Book becomes a Linking Book when used, capturing the link location and facing direction.
Collation Folder	Leather + String; holds pages (searchable, alphabetized); can generate in dungeon and stronghold chests with 5-10 random symbol pages.
Symbol Portfolio	Leather + String; like a Collation Folder but stacks duplicate pages; never generates naturally.
Sealed Notebook	Cannot be crafted; found in dungeon chests or bought from Mystcraft villagers. When used, becomes a Collation Folder with an unusually large set of random symbols.

Descriptive Book item render Unlinked Linking Book item render Collation Folder item render Symbol Portfolio item render

The Book Binder GUI used to bind Descriptive Books

Stands and displays

Block	Ingredients / Notes
Book Stand	Planks + Stick; holds a book, protects it from damage, and lets it be used without removal.
Lectern	Planks + Stick; same role as a Book Stand.
Book Receptacle	Crafted from Mystcraft Crystal; placed on a portal frame to activate a Crystal Portal.

Book Stand block render Lectern block render Book Receptacle block render

Natural resource. The mod's only new resource is the Mystcraft Crystal, which spawns in large clusters in many Ages (and can be selected for with its own symbol). It is crafted into a Book Receptacle and used to build Age portals.

Mystcraft Crystal block render