Diamond Barrister

Quickstart

1. Install the .mcaddon and create or load a world with the pack applied.
2. Simply play — a Lawyer will automatically spawn near you within the first five minutes, and every five minutes after that.
3. To test immediately, use the Lawyer Spawn Egg (dark brown with tan spots) from the Creative inventory to summon one directly.
4. Hit the Lawyer to see the assault warning counter in your action bar. Kill it before reaching 12 total hits to collect 64 diamonds.
5. If your hit count reaches 12, you will be arrested — a bedrock-and-iron-bar jail cell generates around you on the spot.

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Overview

Diamond Barrister adds a single new mob — the Lawyer — that stalks the Overworld and creates a high-stakes risk-versus-reward encounter. Every kill yields a massive 64-diamond payout, but each hit you land on any Lawyer is tallied against you. Reach 12 total hits without a kill and you are immediately arrested and locked in a procedurally generated jail cell. Managing your hit count is the core challenge of the mod.

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What It Adds

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Abilities And Mechanics

The Lawyer Mob

• Lawyers spawn naturally on the surface of any Overworld biome (grass, sand, snow, podzol) in groups of 1–2, in well-lit areas.
• In addition to natural spawning, the game checks every 5 minutes and spawns a Lawyer within 16–32 blocks of each player — provided fewer than 4 Lawyers are already within 64 blocks of that player.
• Lawyers wander randomly, look at nearby players, and will panic and flee from threats. They do not attack.

Hit Counter & Arrest System

• Every time you hit any Lawyer, a personal hit counter increments.
• Your current count is shown in the action bar: "Lawyer assault warning: X/12 hits before jail"
• The counter is shared across all Lawyers — hits on different Lawyers all add up.
• On the 12th hit, your counter resets to zero and you are immediately arrested:
  • A jail cell generates around your current position: bedrock floor and ceiling, iron bar walls, air interior.
  • You are teleported to the center of the cell.
  • An anvil sound plays and a red arrest message is sent to your chat.
• Killing a Lawyer before reaching 12 hits drops exactly 64 diamonds and the Lawyer is gone — but your hit counter does not reset on a kill, only on arrest.

Escaping Jail

The jail cell is built from standard blocks. You can mine your way out using any pickaxe (note: the floor and ceiling are bedrock, which cannot be mined in Survival). The iron bar walls can be mined normally. Plan accordingly — bring a pickaxe or use creative flight if you get arrested unexpectedly.

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Progression And Strategy

Efficient diamond farming requires landing exactly 11 hits on a Lawyer (or fewer), then finishing it off with a killing blow before your 12th connects. Using high-damage weapons like a Netherite Sword can eliminate a Lawyer in one or two hits, keeping your counter safely low.

Counter management is key: because the 64-diamond drop resets each kill but your hit counter persists, plan your fights carefully. Avoid chip damage from weak weapons. One careless miss-click doesn't matter, but ten do.

Jail recovery: If you do get arrested, iron bars are mineable in Survival with any pickaxe. Keep one in your hotbar when hunting Lawyers so you are never truly stuck. The bedrock walls cannot be broken in Survival, but the bars provide an exit route.

Spawn limit awareness: Up to 4 Lawyers can exist near you at once. You can maintain a near-constant supply by keeping the local count below 4, ensuring fresh Lawyers arrive every 5 minutes for continued farming.