Thaumcraft 3

Thaumcraft is a mod created by Azanor. The version included in the FTB mod pack is Thaumcraft 3, which is a completely different mod than Thaumcraft 2. Thaumcraft focuses on the unseen magical auras that exist in the Minecraft world. From the Thaumcraft 3 site: "This is what this mod is all about - drawing magic from physical objects in the form of Essentia and reshaping it to perform miracles."

Aura vs Flux
Aura is the natural ambient magical energy of the Minecraft world. It is held within Aura Nodes placed throughout the world, as well as within Infused Ore. Each Aura Node has a base amount of energy it can contain. The Aura can be tapped into by a Thaumaturge and harvested for its energy, known as Vis. If an Aura Node is not at its base value, it will attempt to balance itself, drawing energy from other nearby Aura Nodes or Infused Ore. During this process of re-balancing, the node will randomly generate Flux, a form of magical disturbance. As the auras attempt to return to order and balance, Flux will be purged, which can have various impacts to the land and inhabitants surrounding the node, including bad weather and inducing Nausea on the player. The most common form of Flux relief is the creation of magical creatures known as Whisps.

Research
Most items in Thaumcraft are not craftable in a standard crafting table to start with. Instead Thaumcraft makes use of a research mechanism that unlocks items by discovery.

The mod intends the player to learn the recipes by intuition, research, and sometimes just plain trial & error. It is advisable to attempt to figure out how the research system works, as that is a major aspect of the mod, rather than spoil it by referring to the FTB wiki. If you would like a non-spoiler introduction into research in Thaumcraft, use the Getting Started (Thaumcraft) guide. For a full list of discoveries and the Essentia required for each, use the Thaumcraft Research and Discovery guide.

Mod Item List

 * Alumentum
 * Amber
 * Arcane Alembic
 * Arcane Bellows
 * Arcane Door
 * Arcane Ear
 * Arcane Levitator
 * Arcane Stone
 * Arcane Woodr
 * Arcane Worktable
 * Boots of the Traveller
 * Charm of Keeping
 * Charm of Life
 * Crucible
 * Crumble Horn
 * Enchanted Fabric
 * Flux Filter
 * Flux Goo
 * Flying Carpet
 * Goggles of Revealingrrrru
 * Golem Animation Core
 * Hungry Chest
 * Infernal Furnace
 * Infusion Altar
 * Magic Tallow
 * Marker
 * Nitor
 * Quicksilver
 * Portable Hole
 * Scribing Tools
 * Table
 * Tallow Candle
 * Thaumium
 * Thaumometer
 * Thaumonomicon
 * Warded Stone
 * Wispy Essence
 * Zombie Brain
 * Golems
 * Wood Golem Worker
 * Clay Golem Worker
 * Stone Golem Worker
 * Tallow Golem Worker
 * Straw Golem Worker
 * Jars & Phials
 * Brain in a Jar
 * Warded Jar
 * Glass Phial
 * Jar of Essentia
 * Essentia Aura
 * Essentia Motus
 * Essentia Vacuos
 * Essentia Visum
 * Essentia Cognito
 * Essentia Volito
 * Essentia Ignis
 * Essentia Fractus
 * Essentia Lux
 * Essentia Potentia
 * Essentia Machina
 * Essentia Saxum
 * Essentia Matallum
 * Essentia Permutatio
 * Essentia Pannus
 * Essentia Solum
 * Essentia Tutamen
 * Essentia Telum
 * Essentia Instrumentum
 * Essentia Vitreus
 * Essentia Aqua
 * Essentia Aer
 * Essentia Gelum
 * Essentia Sonus
 * Essentia Sano
 * Essentia Victus
 * Essentia Mortuus
 * Essentia Vinculum
 * Essentia Venenum
 * Essentia Animus
 * Essentia Carus
 * Essentia Lignum
 * Essentia Flos
 * Essentia Fungus
 * Essentia Messis
 * Essentia Herba
 * Essentia Purus
 * Essentia Imperito
 * Essentia Tenebris
 * Essentia Fabrico
 * Essentia Bestia
 * Essentia Corpus
 * Essentia Bestiola
 * Essentia Malum
 * Essentia Mutatio
 * Essentia Alienis
 * Nuggets
 * Copper Nugget
 * Tin Nugget
 * Iron Nugget
 * Lead Nugget
 * Silver Nugget
 * Chicken Nugget
 * Beef Nugget
 * Pork Nugget
 * Ores
 * Cinnabar Ore
 * Air Infused Stone
 * Fire Infused Stone
 * Water Infused Stone
 * Earth Infused Stone
 * Vis Infused Stone
 * Dull Infused Stone
 * Amber Bearing Stone
 * Plants
 * Greatwood Tree
 * Silverwood Tree
 * Shimmerleaf
 * Cinderpearl
 * Shards
 * Air Shard
 * Fire Shard
 * Water Shard
 * Earth Shard
 * Vis Shard
 * Dull Shard
 * Thaumium Armor
 * Thaumium Helm
 * Thaumium Chest
 * Thaumium Leggings
 * Thaumium Boots
 * Thaumium Tools
 * Thaumium Shovel
 * Thaumium Pickaxe
 * Thaumium Axe
 * Thaumium Sword
 * Thaumium Hoe
 * Wands
 * Wand of the Apprentice
 * Wand of the Adept
 * Wand of the Thaumaturge
 * Wand of Fire
 * Wand of Lightning
 * Wand of Equal Trade
 * Wand of Excavating

New Mobs

 * Smart Zombie
 * Wisp