GraveStone Mod
by henkelmax
Upon death, GraveStone Mod places a gravestone holding the player's inventory items, so the items can be recovered later from that spot.
What it does
When a player dies, a gravestone is placed at the death location and the inventory items are stored inside it. The gravestone can be opened to take the items back. The mod runs on Forge and NeoForge, and both the server and every player need it. Files are published for 1.19 – 26.3, with Forge builds for 1.20.1 and NeoForge builds for 26.3 listed as the latest files.
The grave carries an obituary with details of the death: the player's name, the dimension, the date, the coordinates, and an image of the player with their equipment at the time. A list of every item held at death is included as well. Naming the grave in an anvil sets custom text on it. Jade is an optional dependency that can show grave information in-game. Players can also be given a restore command by an admin who sneaks and right-clicks the obituary, and the config can remove the obituary automatically once items are recovered.
The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public. Deaths in the void place the grave at the lowest buildable point, or the next free spot above it if that space is occupied.
Key features
Inventory gravestone
A gravestone holding the items of the dead player is placed at the death location.
Obituary details
The obituary records the player's name, dimension, date, coordinates and an image of their equipment.
Custom grave text
Naming the grave in an anvil displays chosen text on it.
Admin restore command
Sneaking and right-clicking an obituary gives admins a prepared command that restores a player's inventory, either replaced or added to.
Void death placement
Graves for deaths in the void are placed at the lowest buildable point, or at the next free spot above.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Required by 7 mods
Use cases
Survival servers
Players who die in dangerous areas can locate and collect their items from the gravestone at the death site.
Server administration
Admins can restore a player's inventory with the restore command, using the death ID shown in the obituary or logs.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who want a recoverable record of where items were lost on death. Installation is needed on both sides, so server owners must add it to the server as well as players' clients.
How it compares
Death Keeper - Grave Stones is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 – 26.1 under a custom license and not open source. Soul Gravestone is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under the MIT License and is open source. Death Chest is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 – 1.19.4 that is server-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, so players join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GraveStone Mod | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-01 |
| Death Keeper - Grave Stones | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-31 |
| Soul Gravestone | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-01 |
| Death Chest | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.19.4 | Server-side only | 2023-03-17 |
Questions
Does GraveStone Mod need Jade?
Does the server need GraveStone Mod?
Which loaders can run GraveStone Mod?
Can the obituary be removed automatically?
In the catalog
GraveStone Mod is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
When you right-click the grave it will show information regarding the death of the player. If you don't want to keep the obituary after you recovered your items, you can enable the automatic removal in the config.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gravestone-mod
- Owner
- henkelmax
- Published
- 2022-06-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15