Action intro pack
One-paragraph "try this first" hooks for each cornerstone. Used as the opening callout on the cornerstone page — before the TL;DR — for kids who want to do something before they read.
Pull these into the demo-site cornerstone template as a data-action-intro field and render them in a Glowstone callout box above the TL;DR.
01 — Complete Nether Guide
Try this first: Walk into the Nether. Cobble your portal. Turn around. Look at what you can see. Come back out. That two-minute walk is what this guide is about. Read the guide after.
02 — Nether Base Designs
Try this first: Build 4 walls and a roof from cobblestone right next to your portal. No windows. One door. Live in it for one trip. Then read the designs.
03 — Piglin Trading
Try this first: Put on one piece of gold armor. Walk up to a Piglin. Right-click them with a gold ingot. Watch. Come back after you have traded at least 20 ingots.
04 — Server Hosts
Try this first: Ask your parent to invite one friend onto your Realm this weekend. See what breaks. That is the server-hosting problem this article solves.
05 — Nether Speedrun
Try this first: Start a timer. Go through your portal. Get to the nearest Fortress. Note the time. Now read this guide and try to beat it.
06 — Ancient Debris
Try this first: Go to Y=15. Mine one block. That dark red blob is ancient debris. Smelt it. Hold the scrap. That's the start of netherite.
07 — Netherite Armor
Try this first: Check your inventory. How many netherite ingots do you have? For a full set you need 12. This article explains the path from zero to 12.
08 — Best Modpacks
Try this first: Open a new world in vanilla. Play for 20 minutes. Note what you wish was there. The mods in this guide add most of those things.
09 — Nether Portal Designs
Try this first: Build a plain portal. Then put 2 quartz blocks under it and 2 stone bricks on top. That is the first upgrade. Now read the full guide.
10 — Best Nether Seeds
Try this first: Start a new world. Write down the seed. Check where your nearest Bastion is using Chunkbase. Now open one of these seeds and compare.
11 — Ghast Survival
Try this first: Walk into a big open Nether cavern. Stand still for 30 seconds. Listen. Count how many Ghast cries you hear. That number is why this guide exists.
12 — Nether Wart Farming
Try this first: Find a Nether Fortress. Pick up 9 wart plants. Plant them on soul sand right next to your portal. Wait one Minecraft day. Come back.
13 — Soul Speed Boots
Try this first: Walk across 10 blocks of soul sand. Count the seconds. Now read this guide. You are going to want those boots.
14 — Family Realm
Try this first: Ask your parent to set a timer for 90 minutes. Tell them you are going to set up a family Minecraft server together before the timer runs out. Then do it.
15 — Lost in Lava
Try this first: Think about the most valuable thing you have ever lost in Minecraft. If you haven't lost anything yet — you will. This is the guide for that moment.
16 — How Nethercon Compares
Try this first: Search "Nether base designs" in Google. Open the first result. Read 30 seconds of it. Now open this guide. Notice the difference.
17 — Why Beds Explode
Try this first: Put a bed in your hotbar. Go to the Nether. Place the bed somewhere safe. Step back 3 blocks. Right-click it. Watch. Read this guide after.
18 — Best Family Mods
Try this first: Ask your parent: "What would make our server better?" Write down 3 things they say. This guide probably has mods that do those 3 things.
19 — Wither Skull Drop
Try this first: Kill a Wither Skeleton. Did it drop a skull? Probably not. Kill 10 more. This guide explains the 2.5% drop rate and what to do about it.
20 — How to Pause a Family Realm
Try this first: Tell your parent the server will be paused for 1 week starting next Sunday. Then read this guide together about how to make that work.
21 — Nether Boredom Field Guide
Try this first: Notice if you are bored of Minecraft right now. On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you to log in today? Write it down. Now read this.
22 — TNT Mining
Try this first: Make 10 TNT. Go to Y=15 in the Nether. Place one bed. Back up. Set it off. Note how much debris you found (probably zero). This guide explains why — and the fix.
23 — First Family World
Try this first: Ask your parent to give you 90 uninterrupted minutes on Saturday morning. Tell them you are going to build a family Minecraft world together. Then use this guide to structure that time.
24 — Minecraft Hyperfocus
Try this first: Notice how long you have been playing today without meaning to. This guide explains why that happens and how to make it useful.
25 — Wither Family Fight
Try this first: Make sure everyone who plays on your server has fire resistance potions. Start the conversation. "When are we fighting the Wither?" This guide plans that session.
26 — Redstone for Kids
Try this first: Build a button-operated iron door. If you can do that in 10 minutes, you're ready for this guide. If not, start with the door. The guide is patient.
27 — End Survival for Nether Players
Try this first: Try to get 12 Eyes of Ender. Not from a Bastion — legitimately, one blaze rod at a time. Note how long it takes. That is step one of this guide.
28 — Creative Nether World
Try this first: Open a new creative world. Place 10 Crimson Stems, 3 Warped roots, and 1 Glowstone. Look at the palette. That is the start of this guide.
29 — Family Server Difficulty
Try this first: Open your family server settings. Look at what difficulty it's set to. Is that actually right for everyone who plays? This guide helps you decide.
30 — Beacon Endgame
Try this first: If you have a Nether Star, place a beacon. If you don't — make getting one your project. The beacon is the real end of the beginning.
31 — Ten-Hour Saturday
Try this first: Find a Saturday. Put your phone away at 8am. Start playing Minecraft with whoever you want to play with. See what happens. Read this after.
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