# \u26a1 ThunderRider<\/p>\n
**ThunderRider** is a plugin that occasionally summons **lightning near a player**, followed by the appearance of a **rider on a skeleton horse** with a squad of helpers.
\nIt adds an atmosphere of surprise and danger to the world, making surface travel slightly less safe.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83c\udf29\ufe0f Features<\/p>\n
– Random spawn of **lightning and a skeleton rider** (Skeleton on a skeleton horse) near the player.
\n– Chance to spawn **additional skeleton helpers** that assist the rider.
\n– Configurable equipment, damage and health multipliers.
\n– Customizable names and messages (supports MiniMessages format).
\n– **WorldGuard** integration \u2014 lightning and riders **do not spawn** in regions where mob spawning is denied (`MOB_SPAWNING: DENY`).
\n– **AFK** check via Essentials \u2014 events do not trigger for inactive players.
\n– Check for existing nearby riders to avoid spam.
\n– Flexible configuration for chance, radius, frequency, and behavior in `config.yml`.<\/p>\n
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## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration (`config.yml`)<\/p>\n
“`yml
\n# ThunderRider config<\/p>\n
check-interval: 1000 # spawn check interval (20 ticks = 1 second)
\nchance: 1.0 # spawn chance in percent (0.0 – 100.0)
\nspawn-radius: 15 # radius to search for spawn point around player
\nhelpers: 3 # number of helpers to summon
\nshow-message: true # show message to player on spawn
\nexisting-rider-check-radius: 50 # radius within which new riders won’t spawn if one already exists
\ndebug: false # enable\/disable debug mode (logging)<\/p>\n
hp-multiplier:
\n horse: 3.0 # health multiplier for horse (default 3.0)
\n rider: 3.0 # health multiplier for rider (skeleton)
\n skeleton: 1.5 # health multiplier for additional skeletons<\/p>\n
attack-multiplier:
\n rider: 1.5 # attack multiplier for rider (skeleton)
\n skeleton: 1.5 # attack multiplier for additional skeletons<\/p>\n
names: # Specify Material by name (e.g.: CHAINMAIL_HELMET, IRON_SWORD, BOW) # Messages —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udd27 Commands<\/p>\n | Command | Description | —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udd11 Permissions<\/p>\n | Permission | Description | Default | —<\/p>\n ## \ud83e\udde9 Integrations (Optional)<\/p>\n – **Essentials** \u2014 used to determine player AFK status. —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udca1 Concept<\/p>\n The plugin is designed to add **unexpected challenges for players**, where even during regular travel a storm can erupt and **Storm Riders** can appear on the field.<\/p>\n > \u2694\ufe0f Beware, thunder doesn’t always herald rain!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A plugin that adds the chance of a lightning strike next to the player, which summons a skeleton rider with helpers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":156157,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"thunderrider","_minecraft_project_id":"WRF7557O","_minecraft_author":"FlyAwayMaking","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":31,"_minecraft_follows":0,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"thunderrider.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":14779,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T22:02:40.322696Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-12-17T23:23:45.686268Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-12-16T13:11:39.163711Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/thunderrider","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":156157,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-09T12:23:56+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"1613370bddd257b0662105d9934619cb","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,89,137,127,128],"mod_loader":[132,133],"minecraft_version":[59,36,60,93,94,101,102,62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-156156","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-mobs","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n horse: “” # if empty \u2014 no name shown, horse’s name
\n rider: “
\n skeleton: “” # name for additional skeletons<\/p>\n
\n# Empty string = do not equip item
\nequipment:
\n rider:
\n helmet: “CHAINMAIL_HELMET”
\n chestplate: “” # example: “CHAINMAIL_CHESTPLATE”
\n leggings: “”
\n boots: “”
\n weapon: “BOW” # weapon in rider’s hand
\n skeleton:
\n helmet: “CHAINMAIL_HELMET”
\n chestplate: “” # example: “IRON_CHESTPLATE”
\n leggings: “”
\n boots: “”
\n weapon: “IRON_SWORD”<\/p>\n
\nmessages:
\n no-permissions: “
\n reloaded: “
\n started: “
\n stopped: “
\n help: |
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n spawned: “
\n no-spawned: “
\n hunting: “
\n“`<\/p>\n
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\n| `\/thunderider reload` | Reload plugin config and settings |
\n| `\/thunderider start` | Force start the background spawning task |
\n| `\/thunderider stop` | Stop the background task |
\n| `\/thunderider spawn` | Summon a skeleton rider at your location (on the surface!) |<\/p>\n
\n|————————|———————————————————–|—————|
\n| `thunderrider.admin` | Allows usage of plugin commands | `op` |
\n| `thunderrider.ignore` | Players with this permission are not targeted by lightning events | `op` |<\/p>\n
\n– **WorldGuard** \u2014 protects regions from spawn if `MOB_SPAWNING: DENY` is set.<\/p>\n