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Death Soul

by Aolu

When a player dies, Death Soul leaves a soul behind in the world that holds the items from the player's inventory.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT License1.21.4 – 1.21.11

What it does

Death Soul makes a death leave a soul in the world, which keeps the items the player had when they died. A soul is retrieved by collecting it, and a special Recovery Compass is given to the player on respawn to point the way back to it. Souls last 15 minutes before they disappear for good, so collecting them promptly matters. Collected souls grant a few defensive buffs for 10 seconds.

The mod is a server-required mod, so the server must run it, while clients may leave it out. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11, and the latest build is 1.0.1 for 1.21.11. The code is under the MIT License, and the project is not open source. It also ships as a data pack.

Key features

  1. Soul on death

    A death places a soul at the spot where the player died and removes the items from the inventory until they are collected.

  2. Recovery compass

    A special compass is given on respawn and points toward the soul, so the player can find it again.

  3. Timed souls

    Souls vanish after 15 minutes, and collecting one grants a few defensive buffs for 10 seconds.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.111.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod
1.21.101.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod
1.21.91.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod
1.21.81.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod
1.21.71.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod
1.21.61.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod
1.21.51.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod
1.21.41.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod1.0.1+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Soul Gravestone is an open source NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that runs on client and server, under the MIT License. Compass Coordinates works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21 – 26.3, and the server can run it while players may leave it out. Simple Death Chest is server-side only, released under CC0 1.0 Universal, and is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Death SoulFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.4 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-01-23
Soul GravestoneNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2025-11-01
Compass CoordinatesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-05
Simple Death ChestFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.18 – 26.1.2Server-side only2026-03-26

Questions

Does Death Soul need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server has to run the mod, and players can join without installing it.

In the catalog

Death Soul is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.

Adventure mods19,031Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

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What the author says

The soul will go to Y:64 if you fall into the void\ If you die in lava, the soul will go the the surface of it Souls will last 15 Minutes before disappearing forever, so don't forget to collect your stuff! ## Retrieval Once you respawn, You will be given a Special Recovery Compass.\ Upon collecting any soul, all…
Aolu, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Aolu
Published
2025-04-29
Updated on Modrinth
2026-01-23
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureUtilityGame mechanics
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