History VideoGame / Thaumcraft

* FantasyMetals: Thaumium, a metal created through alchemy, is an important metal to the mod. Alchemical Brass, introduced in Thaumcraft 6, is more mundane, but is used in making the more magitek machinery in Artifice.

* BlowYouAway: Added in Thaumcraft 6, the Air focus mainly deals large amounts of knockback to enemies, but little damage. The Sword of the Zephyr from multiple versions has this as some kind of effect, such as forming a whirlwind when blocking.

* MalevolentMaskedMen: Their faces hidden under helmets and hoods, the Crimson Cultists attempt to refine a ritual, known as "Opening of the Eye". You doubt it's a good thing. But you can still try and complete it yourself.

* FantasticScience: The mod's aesthetic heavily leans on this trope, with the player described as a scholarly researcher rather than a traditional fantasy sorcerer, and many of the blocks and items are centered around performing experiments or generally being a sort of magic-based MadScientist.

* ''Thaumcraft 6'': Taint does not spawn naturaly, only appearing from a Flux Rift when too much Flux is in the aura.

** Giant Angry Zombies spawn when there is too much mortuus aspect in the aura as flux. Seeing as how zombie flesh is an easy source to make Magic Tallow from, when you dont have Basic Flux research done and the arcane alembics made, these tend to be common if you like making Tallow from Zombie Flesh.

* PortableHole: The aptly named portable hole wand focus can open a temporary tunnel though most blocks. But it is very possibly to get [[TeleFrag stuck in solid stone]] if you do not exit in time.

* WeirdWeather: In 5, high flux in the [[BackgroundMagicField aura]] can manifest as a Taint Storm, a purple thunderhead that rains toxic "flux goo" and has a high chance to turn the area into TaintedLand.

!!Tropes featured:

** The Eldritch Tree, a living monster that looks like a tree. Sturdy but immobile. Drops Eldritch Logs and Hearthwood.
** The Eldritch Grubs, small creatures that the Tree creates when attacked. Strong for their size, they drop the health-restoring yet dizzying Grub Husks.

Thaumcraft's name and fame were established by Thaumcraft 2, in 2012 for Minecraft 1.2. Thaumcraft 3 (2013, Minecraft 1.4 and 1.5) attempted to make TheCorruption more interactive and less punishing, while also expanding on in-world structures. It also introduced Aura Nodes, strong focal points of magic in the world, and the full variety of over 50 magical aspects for Vis to take the forms of. Thaumcraft 4 (2014-15, Minecraft 1.6 and 1.7) featured the re-introduction of Taint, two overhauls to the research system, and a significant expansion to item infusion. The still in-development Thaumcraft 5 (2016, Minecraft 1.8) has started by focusing on the existence of magic in the world outside of Aura Nodes.

Most play is still done in Thaumcraft 4, however early versions of Thaumcraft 5 are becoming available.

* FireIceLightning: the Wand Foci (in earlier versions, Wands) of Fire, Frost, and Lightning respectively.

* KillItWithIce: The Frost Focus. Used to be able to [[MundaneUtility freeze water into ice]]. Sadly it was DummiedOut, and now it can act as sort of magical shotgun.

* OurMagesAreDifferent: ''VideoGame/{{Thaumcraft}} 4'' thaumaturges are scholars, researching the techniques for making magic wands, tools, devices and minions, which they craft using collected magical energy and the refined essence of items.

* PowerAtAPrice: Players who have been delving into [[ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow Forbidden Research]], using [[ArtefactOfDoom void items]] or doing other questionable things accumulate Warp. It can be temporary, stable but removable, or permanent. Effects can range from hallutinations to a hit squad of {{EldritchAbomination}}s spawning next to you.

** GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: The aptly-named Goggles of Revealing look like purple welding goggles with gold rims, and they allow you to see Nodes with perfect clarity, as well as measure how much essentia is in a container just by looking at it.

* TheCorruption: If an area's atmosphere becomes saturated with Taint, surface-level blocks will gradually change into Taint Blocks. In addition to making them impossible to extract usable resources from, most mobs that spawn on them will be AlwaysChaoticEvil LightningBruiser versions of themselves... and some of them will help the Taint spread.\\\
This is done away with in Thaumcraft 3, Taint being replaced with Flux. It still has consequences for overdoing things with thaumaturgy but no longer to the extent of the world destroying levels of taint that were possible in Thaumcraft 2.\\\
Taint is back in Thaumcraft 4, in the shape of small biomes automatically generated in the world. Taint can be artificially spread through Flux Goo (created mostly by careless alchemy), and can also corrupt Aura Nodes, the focal points of magic that exist in the world. Fortunately, its spread can be turned off in the mod's config file.

* TrickedoutGlove: ''Thaumcraft 6'' replaces the wands with a "Caster's Gauntlet."

* TrickedOutGlove: Thaumcraft 6 replaces the wands with a "Caster's Gauntlet."

* TheCorruption: If an area's atmosphere becomes saturated with Taint, surface-level blocks will gradually change into Taint Blocks. In addition to making them impossible to extract usable resources from, most mobs that spawn on them will be AlwaysChaoticEvil LightningBruiser versions of themselves... and some of them will help the Taint spread.
** This is done away with in Thaumcraft 3, Taint being replaced with Flux. It still has consequences for overdoing things with thaumaturgy but no longer to the extent of the world destroying levels of taint that were possible in Thaumcraft 2.
** Taint is back in Thaumcraft 4, in the shape of small biomes automatically generated in the world. Taint can be artificially spread through Flux Goo (created mostly by careless alchemy), and can also corrupt Aura Nodes, the focal points of magic that exist in the world. Fortunately, its spread can be turned off in the mod's config file.

Thaumcraft is a GameMod for VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} revolving around the concept of "performing miracles", largely through converting physical materials into a raw energy called Vis. With this energy, Minecraftian wizards, known here as Thaumaturges, can infuse items, dig up the earth, and even duplicate precious gems. However, in order to do these things, Thaumaturges must first research the capabilities of the magic they wield.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Advanced Golems will occasionally say quite startling lines, but you're sure that "malicious intent in their eyes is only your imagination".
** Also a case of SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: "Golem uprising? I don't know anything about any golem uprising!"
* AwesomeButImpractical: The Crystal Core from Thaumcraft 3, made from four mixed crystal clusters and a nether star. when the proper arcane structure is made this object pulls the nearest Aura Node to it, however the range at which it can draw aura nodes is not very far and if you wish to move a node over a large distance you need multiple cores seeing as how this requires a nether star you're going to be spending quite a bit of time in the nether for wither skulls.
** However, breaking the "used" Crystal Core yields the original number of shards (a few changed to dull) and the nether star back, so it's only necessary to replace the clusters and infuse them again.

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: most Forbidden Knowledge is this. Ranges from "mostly harmless" to "taboo". Doing research into it will give the player Warp, which can cause... [[InterfaceScrew strange things]] to happen.
** In particular, the Primal Wand Focus. Flavor text expresses confusion at why would you even create such a thing.

* GiantMook: In the third iteration of Thaumcraft,pumping too much Flux(a new mechanic to replace taint) into the Aura can result in "A nearby Node spews forth something Foul." which means a Giant version of an angry zombie has spawned. Hitting it makes it grow even larger and can kill you in three hits with iron armor.
** Giant Angry Zombies spawn when there is too much mortuus aspect in the aura as flux, seeing as how zombie flesh is an easy source to make Magic Tallow from, when you dont have Basic Flux research done and the arcane alembics made, these tend to be common if you like making Tallow from Zombie Flesh.

** FleshGolem: ...and then you can make those, though it's a Forbidden Knowledge.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: According to flavor text, temporary version of this happens to you when you complete the appropriately named "Eldritch Revelation" research, completely with [[RoomFullOfCrazy page full of alien hieroglyphs]] you don't remember writing. Of course, to even attempt understanding such things one needs a rather special mindset to begin with...

* {{Magitek}}: A lot of research topics on Thaumaturgy and Artifice tech trees seem to be this.

* MalevolentMaskedMen: Their faces hidden under helmets and hoods, the Crimson Cultists attempt to refine a ritual, known as "Opening of the Eye". You doubt it's a good thing.
** But you can still try and complete it yourself.

** ChainLightning: one of the possible flavours for it.

* TooDumbToLive: People who actually summon the Super Charged Thaumic Slimes without backing up their world.
** Or who try to settle in Tainted Lands.

* {{Magitek}}: a lot of research topics on Thaumaturgy and Artifice tech trees seem to be this.

* PowerAtAPrice: players who have been delving into [[ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow Forbidden Research]], using [[ArtefactOfDoom void items]] or doing other questionable things accumulate Warp. It can be temporary, stable but removable, or permanent. Effects can range from hallutinations to a hit squad of {{EldritchAbomination}}s spawning next to you.

* ShmuckBait: some of Forbidden Knowledge acts as a gate to very useful non-forbidden research. Thus, deciding to stay away from shady territory altogether will leave you out of a better half of mod's content.
* ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow : Forbidden Knowledge. Learning it will leave a permanent mark on your character.

** Or if you are using Thaumcraft in a modpack (like Feed the Beast's many modpacks) you could equip a high end armor from another mod and stand in your crucible for a few minutes, a painless form of tallow making, which may not even damage you or your armor (depending on what you had equipped). If you're doing this though, watch out for the inevitable Flux this will produce.

** The Travelling Trunk, made out of Eldritch Tree remains is a living chest that adventures with you.

* {{Golem}}: You can make those to automate a lot of different tasks like harvesting, fishing, sorting, and even anything that requires left- or right-clicking.

* PortableHole: There is a wand focus called the portable hole, which opens up a temporary tunnel, which the player can pass through.

** Or who try to settle in Tainted Lands.

* KillItWithFire: The Fire Focus. Comes in three flavors: spray, beam and {{Fireball}}.

* TomeOfEldrichLore: The Thaumonomicon, the core book of the mod. While it doesn't initially look so harmful, if you choose to read too greedily and too deep...