A Japanese-themed class pack for Vintage Story 1.21.x.
All classes use vanilla traits only (2 buffs / 2 negatives) and now start with vanilla clothing (no armor, no mod deps). Balanced for survival servers without turning your world into EZ-mode.

✨ What’s inside

• 18 classes, grouped by role:

  • Commoner / Worker: Hyakushō, Shokunin, Daiku, Ishiku, Ayatori

  • Noble & Merchant: Daimyō, Hatamoto, Chōnin, Gōshō

  • Mystic: Onmyōji, Yamabushi, Miko, Kugutsu-shi

  • Warrior: Bushi, Ashigaru, Rōnin, Sōhei, Kensei

• Vanilla trait set only (no DLLs, no scripts).

• Starter clothing (vanilla items, no armor): workers/artisans/nobles/mystics/warriors get themed outfits so nobody spawns naked.

✅ Compatibility

• Game: Vintage Story 1.21.x (min 1.21.0).

• Dependencies: none.

• Plays nice with: economy packs (Vinconomy/Coinage), Rustbound Magic, Combat Overhaul, storage/QoL/worldgen mods.

• Class mod coexistence: This mod provides its own class list (no patches). If you run other class packs, load order only matters if they replace the same config file; side-by-side is generally fine.

🧭 Class roles at a glance

• Commoners/Workers – stamina, foraging, crafting/repair.

• Nobles/Merchants – logistics, town life, movement, bargaining.

• Mystics – survival, stealth, healing/utility vibes.

• Warriors – mobility + melee focus, with tradeoffs (hunger/vision/civility).

👕 Clothing (vanilla only)

• Workers: woolen shirt, pastoral pants, forlorn shoes

• Artisans: embroidered shirt, pastoral pants, belt, shoes

• Nobles/Merchants: embroidered shirt, aristocrat leggings, shoes

• Mystics: traveler’s earthrobe over linen tunic, shoes

• Warriors: woolen shirt, aristocrat leggings, soldier boots, belt

📦 Install / Update

1. Drop the zip in VintagestoryData/mods (server and clients).

2. Start a new world or allow a respec and use character select: /player <name> allowcharselonce .charsel

3. If another mod warns about patch order, just load this after big “total conversion” class packs. (This one is a simple JSON append to game:config/characterclasses.json.)

🔧 Server notes

• Keep server and clients on the same mod version.

• This mod doesn’t touch worldgen or items, so it’s hot-swap friendly—but class changes only apply to new characters or after .charsel.

📝 Known limitations

• Because we’re using vanilla traits only, there are no custom UIs/skills/spells inside this mod. Pair it with your favorite economy/magic/combat mods if you want deeper progression.

• If another mod replaces the entire characterclasses.json instead of patching it, you may need to adjust load order so this one applies after that mod.

💡 Recommended pairings (optional)

• Town & trade: Vinconomy, Useful Traders, Coinage

• Mystic flavor: Rustbound Magic (RBM)

• Combat feel: Combat Overhaul (plus its lib)

• Life sim/QoL: Carry On, storage sorters, Wild Farming Revival, wind chimes, etc.

📝 Changelog

• 0.1.6 — Added vanilla clothing per role; no armor, no deps.

• 0.1.5 — Titles trimmed; roles moved into descriptions; flavor + description text added to assets/game/lang.

• 0.1.4 — Proper localization keys (name/desc/flavor) so UI shows text, not keys.

• 0.1.3 — Switched to no-patch structure (assets/<modid>/config/characterclasses.json).

• 0.1.2 — Renamed to Twilight Realms Nippon Classes; 1.21.x minimum.

• 0.1.1 — Internal development.
• 0.1.0 — Initial pack development.

📜 License

• Free for servers and modpacks. Please keep the mod name and author credit intact.