The Grand Ventriloquist and his giant puppet theater. A two-phase boss fight: first he makes his knight puppet fight for him, then he cuts the strings and steps into the arena himself.
Phase 1: hidden behind his theater, he works a knight puppet that follows every move of his hands.
Trapdoors, sandbags and little puppets running out of the theater during the intermission.
At half health he cuts the strings with golden scissors, tears the curtains and leaps into the arena.
Phase 2: his threads of light catch a player and make them dance like a puppet.
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The full animation sheet of the The Grand Ventriloquist, exactly as it plays in game.
clap2 s
cut9.5 s
death6.5 s
drop2.4 s
idle4 s
laugh2.6 s
phase23.2 s
pull1.6 s
pull_sweep1.6 s
puppet_pull3.6 s
scissors2 s
spawn6 s
summon2.8 s
threads2.4 s
trap2.2 s
walk21.4 s
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Set pieces and attacks.
Everything the pack adds besides the creatures: the fight's set pieces, what they throw and their effects, each one modelled and animated.
Set piece
Puppet theater
Used by The Grand Ventriloquist · Transition at 50%
Effect
Trapdoor
Created by The Grand Ventriloquist · Rigging rope
Effect
Sandbag
Created by The Grand Ventriloquist · Rigging rope
Effect
Shockwave
Created by The Grand Ventriloquist · Transition at 50%
Projectile
Puppet string
Thrown by The Grand Ventriloquist · Threads of light
Effect
Binding strings
Created by The Grand Ventriloquist · Threads of light
Projectile
Cork
Thrown by The Little Wooden Soldier · Attack
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The items.
Loot, gear and food, with their real in-game stats.
Grand Ventriloquist's MaskIn game: Masque du Grand Ventriloque
equipmentEpicHead
The Grand Ventriloquist's cracked mask. Anyone who hits you up close may get caught in its strings: Slowness II for 3 s (one chance in three). Used to forge the Ventriloquist's Scissors. At night, right-click a jukebox: the show starts again.
+2 armor
Dropped by adults: 100%, 1
Ventriloquist's ScissorsIn game: Ciseaux du Ventriloque
equipmentEpic
The scissors that cut the strings. Hits for 7 damage, 1.8 swings per second. One hit in four cuts the target's strings: Weakness I for 3 s.
+6 attack damage
-2.2 attack speed
Crafted (see recipes)
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The recipes.
Provided for every item plugin. Hover a slot to see the ingredient.
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Ventriloquist's Scissors
Grand Ventriloquist's MaskBlock of GoldDiamond SwordString
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Fighting the Grand Ventriloquist
Spawning
Very rare, at night, in plains, sunflower plains, meadows and savannas (announced to nearby players), or by ritual: at night, right-click a jukebox with the Grand Ventriloquist's Mask (Masque du Grand Ventriloque, MythicCrucible required, the mask is consumed). The theater bulbs light up one by one, the curtains open, two huge gloved hands rise behind the pediment and bow, then the Puppet steps on stage.
Phase 1 (100 to 50% health)
The theater does not move. As long as the Puppet (La Marionnette, a wooden knight with 400 health) is standing, the theater takes no damage. The Ventriloquist attacks about every 1.5 s:
String pullHe jerks the control bar, the Puppet brings its sword down (16 damage) or lunges (12 damage and knockback).
Side sweepThe control bar swings sideways, the Puppet slashes across (12 damage).
Curtain dropHe lets go of a string, the Puppet collapses with all its weight in front of it (16 damage), then he yanks it back up.
Rigging ropeHe pulls the theater rope, a trapdoor opens under a player (8 damage, Slowness, Blindness) or a sandbag drops from the flies (10 damage, Slowness).
IntermissionHe claps, the small doors of the base open and two little puppets run out: the Wooden Toy Soldier shoots corks, the Rag Doll hits in quick flurries (never more than three at once).
LaughWhen he kills a player, and now and then.
Break the Puppet: the theater is vulnerable for 20 s, hit it, then he strings up a new Puppet.
Transition at 50%
A 9.5 s animation (invulnerable): he pulls out huge golden scissors and cuts the strings. The Puppet collapses, then stands up on its own, eyes lit. The curtains tear, he is hoisted onto the pediment, stands at full height and leaps into the arena (shockwave on landing). The torn theater stays in place.
Phase 2 (below 50%)
The Ventriloquist (6 blocks, Strength) moves in long dancing strides. The free Puppet attacks on its own: three-hit combo, spin, leap that plants its sword.
Threads of lightHe casts his threads at a nearby player (10-block range). On a hit, the player is tied 5 blocks in front of him, pulled, lifted, swung around him and slammed down (about 22 damage in total) before being released.
ClapA shockwave around him (10 damage, launch, Nausea).
ScissorsHe lunges and snips (16 damage and Weakness).
Death
He takes a bow, his mask cracks, his eyes go out, he collapses like a puppet with cut strings and a curtain drops from the flies in front of him. The theater bulbs go out one by one and the theater disappears 12 s later. Loot: the Grand Ventriloquist's Mask and a lot of experience.
Items
The Mask sometimes slows whoever hits you up close, and the Ventriloquist's Scissors sometimes weaken the target: both effects need MythicCrucible. With ItemsAdder, Oraxen or Nexo, the mask is still a helmet and the scissors a 7-damage weapon.
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Compatible with the TCG plugin.
The creatures in this pack exist as collectible cards. Your players earn them in game, fill their binder and trade their duplicates.
Free plugin required
The TCG plugin is required to enable the cards
Phaven Studio's TCG plugin is free. Without it, the pack works normally but no cards appear.
The “The Grand Ventriloquist” TCG expansion is included with this pack: 4 cards. It installs into the TCG plugin (version 1.5.0 or newer).
Install the free TCG pluginA single jar, Paper 1.21.11 to 26.3.
Add the included “The Grand Ventriloquist” expansionThe folder shipped with the pack, dropped into plugins/TCG/expansions/.
PlayMobs from this pack drop their card packs, opened with a right-click.
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