Mod Chain

[Someone Else 37]

ComputerCraft, because even more versatile programmable automation stuff and things.

 

[Scottly318]

Open computers

 

[Someone Else 37]

RedPower, because it had a computer.

 

[RealKC]

ProjectRed - because it's a redpower clone

 

[Robijnvogel]

Forge Multipart, because PR needs it and supports it. (If I remember correctly.)

 

[Someone Else 37]

RotaryCraft, because it adds a couple FMP-friendly saws made of RoC materials.

 

[Scottly318]

Electricraft to save on the rendering

 

[Someone Else 37]

Universal Electricity, because electricity.

 

[Robijnvogel]

Electromagic Tools, because it needs to have about 20% more magic!

 

[Scottly318]

Botania because magic tools need mana

 

[Someone Else 37]

Ars Magica, because it had mana first.

 

[Robijnvogel]

Thaumcraft, because it's mainstream, has Staves as well, because it adds a parody on the Necronomicon and because its Eldritch stuff fits these Haloween-y times.

 

[Scottly318]

Druidry because before Halloween there was Samhain

 

[Someone Else 37]

Roots because, although I know nothing about Druidry, it sounds like it probably has a nature theme, as does Roots.

 

[Robijnvogel]

Appalachia, because it adds lots of coloured variations of trees, some of which have [...]

 

[Someone Else 37]

Twilight Forest, because some of its trees have roots as well.

 

[Scottly318]

Erebus for more bugs to creep people out

 

[Robijnvogel]

Almost all mods have bugs...

 

[Scottly318]

Erebus adds more than any other mod I believe. It's a whole dimension based on a bug world

 

[Robijnvogel]

Then why would you ever install it?