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Dreamcatcher

A hanging of oak and wool that snares nightmares: no phantom may spawn within its tiered reach while it holds. Break it at night and six pour from the heart toward you.

Pattern​

Hover a tile to name it. Reading pattern diagrams explains the symbols.

7 wide × 7 high, one block deep. Stands upright as a single wall of blocks, facing any compass direction.

Front view, top row first
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  • Tier block × 4
    Every T is the same block, and that block’s Tier sets the rune’s strength.
  • Air or a Tier 0 block × 12
    Leave these as air, or fill them with Tier 0 blocks such as dirt or stone.
  • Activation block
    The glowing cell is the one to click.

Keys

  • Any Lantern × 2
    needs a particular block state · stays after use
    Takes any of 10 blocks in 2 families
    • Any Copper Lantern: Copper Lantern, Exposed Copper Lantern, Oxidized Copper Lantern, Waxed Copper Lantern, Waxed Exposed Copper Lantern, Waxed Oxidized Copper Lantern, Waxed Weathered Copper Lantern, Weathered Copper Lantern
    • Also: Lantern, Soul Lantern
    /runic build places Lantern.
  • Any Wool × 8
    stays after use
    Takes any of 16 blocks
    • Any Wool: Black Wool, Blue Wool, Brown Wool, Cyan Wool, Gray Wool, Green Wool, Light Blue Wool, Light Gray Wool, Lime Wool, Magenta Wool, Orange Wool, Pink Wool, Purple Wool, Red Wool, White Wool, Yellow Wool
    /runic build places White Wool.
  • Any Slab × 4
    needs a particular block state · stays after use
    Takes any of 13 blocks in 2 families
    • Any Wooden Slab: Acacia Slab, Bamboo Slab, Birch Slab, Cherry Slab, Crimson Slab, Dark Oak Slab, Jungle Slab, Mangrove Slab, Oak Slab, Pale Oak Slab, Spruce Slab, Warped Slab
    • Also: Bamboo Mosaic Slab
    /runic build places Oak Slab.
  • Any Planks or Bamboo Mosaic × 10
    stays after use
    Takes any of 13 blocks in 2 families
    • Any Planks: Acacia Planks, Bamboo Planks, Birch Planks, Cherry Planks, Crimson Planks, Dark Oak Planks, Jungle Planks, Mangrove Planks, Oak Planks, Pale Oak Planks, Spruce Planks, Warped Planks
    • Also: Bamboo Mosaic
    /runic build places Oak Planks.
  • Any Stairs × 8
    stays after use
    Takes any of 13 blocks in 2 families
    • Any Wooden Stairs: Acacia Stairs, Bamboo Stairs, Birch Stairs, Cherry Stairs, Crimson Stairs, Dark Oak Stairs, Jungle Stairs, Mangrove Stairs, Oak Stairs, Pale Oak Stairs, Spruce Stairs, Warped Stairs
    • Also: Bamboo Mosaic Stairs
    /runic build places Oak Stairs.
  • Gold Block × 1
    stays after use

How it works​

A Dreamcatcher is a hanging of oak and wool that keeps phantoms away. Wake it with a right-click, and no phantom spawns within its reach for as long as the pattern stands. The Dreamcatcher wakes — phantoms will not spawn within 32 blocks.

The Tier blocks set its reach, from 32 blocks at Tier 1 to 128 at Tier 7, rising by 16 each Tier.

Breaking it​

The Dreamcatcher stays awake until its pattern is broken. Break it by day and it simply frays. Break it at night and its gold heart tears open: six phantoms pour out and fly toward you. The Dreamcatcher tears — nightmares pour from its heart toward you.

Building tips​

  • The stairs and slabs must face exactly as the pattern shows. The stairs and slabs must face as the Dreamcatcher demands.
  • Two Dreamcatchers cannot share blocks, so leave space between them.

Configuration​

These are the defaults in plugins/Runic/runes/dreamcatcher.yml. Every rune file also carries the shared settings described in Rune files.

SettingDefaultWhat it does
break-phantoms6Phantoms released from the gold heart when the pattern is broken at night.

Settings by Tier​

SettingTier 1Tier 2Tier 3Tier 4Tier 5Tier 6Tier 7
radii-by-tier
Effect radius in blocks per pattern Tier (1 = Tier 1 … 7 = Tier 7).
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Messages​

7 messages this rune can show
KeyDefault text
raisedThe Dreamcatcher wakes — phantoms will not spawn within {radius} blocks.
already-activeThis Dreamcatcher is already watching — break the pattern to still it.
brokenThe Dreamcatcher frays — its ward against phantoms is gone.
broken-nightThe Dreamcatcher tears — nightmares pour from its heart toward you.
wrong-facingThe stairs and slabs must face as the Dreamcatcher demands.
overlapAnother Dreamcatcher already claims part of this pattern.
bind-failedThe Dreamcatcher could not take root here.