LifeLedger
LifeLedger gives each player a set number of lives, called stocks, and a death costs one of them, so a server can add stakes to survival play.
What it does
Each player starts with a stock count. A death removes one stock, and a player whose stocks run out is out of the game. The mod is built for SMP servers that want more meaningful deaths and longer play without emulating a full hardcore setup. Server owners set the behavior with in-game commands, such as lifeledger config and a key that toggles death filters on or off, and a configurable time window controls how long a player has to be killed. The author describes a test in which meaningful deaths gave a typical two-week SMP increase in play time.
Fabric API is required, and Mod Menu is optional for editing settings. LifeLedger is server required and client optional: the server must run it, while players may leave it out, and it is released under the MIT License as open source. Files target 26.1.2 only, with the latest Fabric build 1.0.0 published on 2026-05-05.
Key features
Death filters
Deaths can be counted or ignored by cause, and a toggle lets an operator disable specific death types such as mob deaths.
Death Sentence
An item can be renamed and configured as a trigger, marking a target that loses a stock if it dies within a set window.
Stock display
Players can optionally see remaining stocks as hearts in the tab list, with full hearts for stocks left and grey hearts for those spent, capped at 10.
Aggression tracking
A Death Sentence mark persists through melee hits, projectiles, TNT, End Crystal detonations and status effects, and clears on timeout or disconnect.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Survival servers
Server owners can add stakes to long-running survival worlds by giving each player a limited number of stocks.
PvP control
An operator can switch off PvP deaths so that losing a stock does not come from player combat.
Who it’s for: Server owners running survival SMPs who want deaths to carry consequences. Players on these servers benefit from a display of stocks, though they do not need the mod installed.
Questions
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In the catalog
LifeLedger is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Built to test my theory that having meaningful deaths is a positive impact on the typical 2-week SMP to increase longevity and meaningful gameplay. By emulating the hardcore experience Every player is assigned a stock count when they first join. Each death removes one stock. Hit zero and the server bans you. Stock…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lifeledger
- Owner
- KommissarHusdyr
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15