SimpleTombstone
by fly6516
SimpleTombstone places a tombstone at the spot where a player dies, so the drops stay in one known place on a Fabric server.
What it does
When a player dies, the items they were carrying are stored in a tombstone block placed where the death happened, instead of scattering across the ground. The player can return to that spot to collect them, which keeps item recovery simple on busy or large maps.
SimpleTombstone is built on Fabric and runs only on the server, so players join without installing anything and clients need nothing. It requires the Fabric Loader for Minecraft 1.20.4 and is published for 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6 and 1.21.11, with the 1.0.0 file for 1.21.11 as the latest build. The code is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which places it in the public domain as far as the law allows.
The author lists Tick Tick among the topics covered by the project, and the source code and issue tracker are publicly linked. Files were first published on 2025-04-27 and last updated on 2026-01-15.
Key features
Death tombstone
Items from a player's death are placed in a tombstone block at the place of death rather than dropped on the ground.
Server-side operation
The mod changes only the server, so players connecting to a server running it need no installed copy.
Recovery at the death point
Players return to the tombstone location to collect their belongings, giving one known spot for item recovery.
Public source code
The source code and issue tracker are publicly available for anyone who wants to read or report problems.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival servers
Server owners who want dropped items kept together after a death can run the mod without asking players to install anything.
Large or busy maps
On maps where items scatter far apart after a death, a single tombstone keeps recovery in one place.
Who it’s for: Server owners running Fabric who want items kept in one place after a player dies, and players on those servers who need no client-side installation.
How it compares
Just Tombstone is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that runs on both the client and the server, and it is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. SimpleTombstone runs on the server alone and covers 1.20.4 – 1.21.11, so clients need no copy. Tickstopper is server-side and released under the MIT License, but it targets 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 and stops ticks rather than managing death items.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimpleTombstone | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-15 |
| Just Tombstone | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-28 |
| Tickstopper | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-06-11 |
Questions
Does SimpleTombstone need to be installed on the client?
Which Minecraft versions does SimpleTombstone support?
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In the catalog
SimpleTombstone is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simpletombstone
- Owner
- fly6516
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15