[Top 10] Best Minecraft RPG Mods

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19 Aug 2020

What if you could integrate the complexity and role playing ability of skyrim with the sandbox aspect of Minecraft?

Minecraft mods that cater towards RPG are intended to do just that. Althoug, with hundreds to choose from it's difficult to sort of the trash from the treasure. This list has been carefully compiled to bring you the top 10 Minecraft RPG mods for your playing experiece.

10. Level-Up! Reloaded

Selection of classes to choose from with Level-Up! Reloaded.

Level up reloaded is a mod that is a must-have for any RPG Minecraft experience, adding a system that progresses a player’s character throughout the game and finally giving a purpose to XP other than the enchantment table.

Adds a convenient and simple leveling system
Allows character progression and class selection

Get the mod here: Curseforge

9. Waystones

Active waystone in a plains biome.

Like a true RPG game, this mod implements “Waystones” which function as craftable or randomly generated waypoints throughout the map. Waystones is a relatively minimalistic mod that creates a drastic impact on gameplay allowing players to traverse long distances with relative ease.

Allow for easy travel to and from specific locations
Functions as a checkpoint for adventures

Get the mod here: Curseforge

8. Recurrent Complex

Custom structure within a village.

I was astounded by the fantastic structures, and unique buildings when I stepped into my overworld. Recurrent complex adds a multitude of unique structures that generate a feeling of adventure into a world that would otherwise feel bland. It even implements scores of dungeons that allow any gamer to experience what it would be like as an adventurer traveling the wilderness.

Over 200 new structures
Unique and exciting dungeons

Get the mod here: Curseforge

7. Atum 2

Pyramid within the Atum dimension.

Atum 2 is an outstanding mod for those who love sand themed adventures and want to submerge themselves into a roleplaying experience that brings them close to Indiana Jones. Dropped into a dimension blanketed in sand, brimming with desert themed biomes, a wealth of new mobs, and a unique but challenging boss, I could barely contain my excitement.

New boss with 13 variants
11 New mobs
11 New biomes
5 New animals

Get the mod here: Curseforge

6. Betweenlands

Tree miniboss within the Betweenlands dimension.

The Betweenlands gave me a fully immersive experience with lore to go along and a soundtrack that made me feel like an adventurer trudging through a marshland dimension. The mod offered a challenging environment with a unique miniboss that has no equal.

A dark and challenging environment
3 new bosses
New mechanics and lore

Get the mod here: Curseforge

5. Astral Sorcery

Astral temple on a moonlit night.

Astral sorcery left me speechless with its incredible complexity and the seemingly endless possibilities, feeling akin to a mod developed by a team with mastery in roleplay. It created an experience akin to Skyrim with a leveling system that was charming and worth the effort. Astral Sorcery allows one to channel the power of the stars, level up, and become a sorcerer of astronomical proportions.

Hours of new gameplay
Leveling system
New Ores and Items

Get mod here: Curseforge

4. The Aether

Palace high in the could within the Aether.

The Aether is one of the classic mods that naturally extends the roleplay of vanilla Minecraft providing a contrasting dimension to the Nether. It doesn’t add any jarring mechanics or mobs that feel out of place, but rather provides a seamlessly delightful adventure.

New dimension
Consistent with Minecraft’s design
New mobs, and a new boss

Get mod here: Curseforge

3. Minecolonies

Developed medical colony.

Minecolonies took my breath away, I felt that I was playing as the leader of a colony. Immersing myself into the art of building what would become an expansive civilization. This mod allows one to command NPC’s to take on jobs, tasks, and build their own kingdom.

A complete reengineering of the Minecraft’s NPC’s
Hours of fun to be had creating ones own civilization

Get mod here: Curseforge

2. Twilight Forest

Castle within the Twilight Forest

The Twilight Forest provides an Alice and Wonderlandesque roleplay in a dimension filled with an assortment of new bosses, equipment, and biomes to explore. The most awe-inspiring view was that of the Castle standing high above the clouds holding untold riches within.

Consistent updates and new content
Countless new creatures and bosses
Immersive biomes with expansive dungeons

Get mod here: Curseforge

1. Divine RPG

One of the many dimensions within divine RPG

Divine RPG is a mod that stands above the crowd with 8 dimensions to choose from, all building off another to immerse the player into a true role-playing experience. It offers distinctive creatures and NPC’s that with unique mechanics, keep any gamer playing for hours.