Iron's Botany

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# Iron's Botany

Bridge the gap between Botania's natural mana and Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks' arcane power.

Iron's Botany is a compatibility mod that creates deep, rewarding synergy between two of Minecraft's best magic mods. Harness Botania's flowers and mana network to fuel a new school of spellcasting — or let your spells reshape the mana network itself.

## What Does This Mod Do?

At its simplest: Botania mana can power ISS spells, and ISS spells can affect Botania systems. At its deepest: six stages of integration turn you into a battle mage who commands both natural and arcane forces simultaneously.

Everything is configurable. Want just mana conversion? Enable bare-bones mode. Want the full experience? All six synergy stages activate by default.

## Getting Started

1. Craft a Botanical Focus at a Petal Apothecary (purple petals + blue petals + Spell Petal + Mana-Infused Essence + ISS Arcane Essence). Build the Apothecary the standard Botania way; drop the reagent seed to start the recipe. 2. Equip the Focus to your Curios slot — either drag it into the slot via the inventory UI, or sneak + right-click in hand. Once equipped, right-click in hand (no sneak) toggles Siphon Mode on or off; while on, the Focus passively converts Botania mana into ISS spell mana once per second. 3. Craft your first IB spell scroll at a vanilla crafting table: combine `irons_spellbooks:common_ink` with `ironsbotany:spell_petal` (the focus token) — the new `ironsbotany:ib_spell_scroll` recipe produces a fully bound ISS scroll for the spell. No ISS Scroll Forge required. 4. Explore the synergy — carry Botania runes for spell catalysts, build near functional flowers for aura buffs, and progress through Botania's tiers to unlock late-game cross-mod gear via Runic Altar and Elven Trade recipes.

Craft the Chronicle of the Green Mage (Patchouli guidebook) at the Runic Altar for a complete in-game reference.

## The Botanical Spell School

9 Nature-school spells with dual-cost mechanics that consume both Botania and ISS mana. Uses ISS's built-in Nature school; cost, cooldown, and power are governed by ISS-native attributes (`max_mana`, `mana_regen`, school-specific spell power) — no parallel attribute stack.

| Spell |Max Level |Type |Description | | ----------------- |--------- |--------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Mana Bloom |5 |Utility |Summons Botania mystical flowers on nearby ground. Flower count and range scale with level. | | Botanical Burst |8 |Attack |Fires a botanical projectile that deals magic damage. Catalysts can add piercing or extra projectiles. | | Flower Shield |10 |Defense |Creates a petal barrier that absorbs damage and grants Resistance. Shield HP scales with level. | | Living Root Grasp |6 |Control |Roots nearby enemies in place, applying Slowness and Weakness. | | Spark Swarm |7 |Summon |Summons mana sparks that orbit and attack nearby enemies. Spark count scales with level. | | Runic Infusion |10 |Buff |Grants Strength, Speed, and Regeneration. Carrying Botania runes in your inventory enhances the effect. | | Petal Storm |5 |AoE |Unleashes a spiral storm of petals that damages and knocks back nearby enemies. | | Gaia's Wrath |10 |Legendary |Channels the fury of Gaia to deal massive AoE damage, applying Wither, Weakness, and Slowness. Ritual-grade (Corporea Recall eligible). | | Mana Rebirth |5 |Healing |Heals the caster, removes negative effects, and grants Regeneration and Absorption. Ritual-grade. Can prevent death at higher levels. |

All spell scrolls are crafted at a vanilla crafting table from `irons_spellbooks:common_ink` plus an `ironsbotany:spell_petal` focus token; the result is an ISS scroll bound to the IB spell via `ISpellContainer`.

## Equipment

Botanical Focus — Curio that bridges both mana systems. Right-click in hand to toggle Siphon Mode; sneak + right-click in hand to equip, or drag it into the Charm slot via the inventory UI. When equipped, +50 max mana and +10% mana regeneration; Siphon Mode passively converts Botania mana from inventory items into ISS mana. Botanical Ring — +25 max mana, +5% spell power whi