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Book of Experience

by PuckiSilver

Book of Experience lets a player pour their stored XP into an item that survives death, can sit in any container and can be handed to another player.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT License1.17 – 1.20.4

What it does

The data pack stores a player's experience inside a single item. The stored XP is kept when the player dies, instead of dropping to the ground, so the item can be picked up again afterwards. Because it is an item, it can also be placed in chests, Ender Chests or any other container, and it stays reachable from the player's storage network.

Trading is the other main use. Dropping a Book of Experience that holds XP gives that experience to whichever player picks it up, which makes it a way to move levels between players without a command. The item is assembled at a crafting table from amethyst, gold, emerald and book ingredients. Server owners and operators can also give the item with a function command.

The mod is distributed as a data pack, and only the server needs it, so players may join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 15 release versions, 1.17 – 1.20.4, with v3.1.1+mod for 1.20.4 as the latest file. The code is under the MIT License and the project is not open source.

Key features

  1. Experience stored in an item

    All of a player's XP can be placed into one Book of Experience, which holds the value until it is used.

  2. Kept through death

    The XP inside the item is neither lost nor reduced when the player dies, so it can be recovered afterwards.

  3. Usable in any container

    The item can be placed in chests, Ender Chests or any other container and retrieved later.

  4. Trading by dropping

    Dropping an item that holds experience hands that XP to another player, which allows trades between players.

  5. Operator give command

    A function command lets operators hand the item to themselves, for server setups that need it.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.4v3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+mod
1.20.3v3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+mod
1.20.2v3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+mod
1.20.1v3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+mod
1.20v3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+modv3.1.1+mod
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.4v3.0.0+modv3.0.0+modNot availablev3.0.0+mod
1.19.3v3.0.0+modv3.0.0+modNot availablev3.0.0+mod
1.19.2v3.0.0+modv3.0.0+modNot availablev3.0.0+mod
1.19.1v3.0.0+modv3.0.0+modNot availablev3.0.0+mod
1.19v3.0.0+modv3.0.0+modNot availablev3.0.0+mod
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.2v3.0.0+modv3.0.0+modNot availablev3.0.0+mod
1.18.1v3.0.0+modv3.0.0+modNot availablev3.0.0+mod
1.18v3.0.0+modv3.0.0+modNot availablev3.0.0+mod
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Experience Storage is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and targets 1.19 – 26.3, works on the server while the client can be left out, and runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Experience Shards runs on Fabric, Forge and Quilt across 1.19 – 1.20 under All rights reserved, and a player may skip it on the client. Experience Book & Shard is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later and targets 1.21.3 – 26.2, so it does not cover the versions of this mod.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Book of ExperienceFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.17 – 1.20.4Server required, client optional2024-01-22
Experience StorageFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.19 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-15
Experience ShardsFabric, Forge and Quilt1.19 – 1.20Server required, client optional2023-02-23
Experience Book & ShardFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.3 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-08-03

Questions

Does a player need the mod installed to receive XP from the book?

No. Installing it on the server is enough, and a player can join and receive experience without having the mod on their own side.

Which loaders does Book of Experience run on?

The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. The latest file for each is v3.1.1+mod for 1.20.4.

Does the stored XP survive dying?

Yes. The experience inside the item is neither lost nor reduced when the player dies.

In the catalog

Book of Experience is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 1.20.413,907

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What the author says

With this data pack you can store all your experience in an item, that you can pick up when dying or even store in chests. The XP is stored in the item and is neither lost nor reduced when dying.
PuckiSilver, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
PuckiSilver
Published
2022-12-30
Updated on Modrinth
2024-01-22
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

StorageUtilityGame mechanicsMagicManagement
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