Soul Pouches
Soul Pouches is a Forge gravestone-style mod that stores a dying player's items in a pouch, with a fixed recovery cost.
What it does
When a player dies, the items and experience they were carrying are kept in a pouch instead of being scattered on the ground. Recovering them costs one Diamond by default, a value the server can change, plus a number of experience levels that applies to vanilla and modded items alike. The cost is fixed, so the consequence of dying is the same wherever the death happens.
The mod is aimed at players who find the usual gravestone mods too punishing. Those mods often make the outcome depend on where the death occurred: a grave far from home, in a dungeon or in another dimension can be hard to reach, and a grave can be destroyed or looted, losing items for good. Soul Pouches avoids those risks, and it avoids spawning special items in the inventory after a death. The features and costs are set in the configuration.
Soul Pouches runs on Forge, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6. It is client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is published with an issue tracker, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Items kept in a pouch
On death, carried items and experience go into a pouch rather than onto the ground.
Fixed recovery cost
Recovering the pouch costs a set amount of Diamonds and experience levels, so the price does not change with location.
Configurable cost
The recovery cost is set in the configuration, with one Diamond as the default and experience levels for vanilla and modded items.
No lost graves
The pouch is not tied to a location that can be destroyed, stolen or reached only through a dangerous dimension.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want a predictable cost after death, and do not want a grave that can be lost, looted or reached only through a dangerous place.
How it compares
Soul Pouches is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and both the server and every player need it, under All rights reserved. Grave covers Fabric, Forge and Quilt for 1.19.4 – 1.20, and it works on the server while clients may leave it out, under All rights reserved. Death Chest is for Forge versions 1.12.2 – 1.19.4, runs on the server alone, and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only. Soul Pouches uses a single fixed recovery cost, while these alternatives place a grave in the world.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soul Pouches | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-07-31 |
| Grave | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.19.4 – 1.20 | Server required, client optional | 2023-04-18 |
| Death Chest | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.19.4 | Server-side only | 2023-03-17 |
Questions
Does Soul Pouches need to be installed on the server?
What does it cost to recover the items?
Does Soul Pouches work with modded items?
In the catalog
Soul Pouches is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Soul Pouches aims to serve as a more balanced alternative to traditional gravestone mods. With gravestone mods, the consequences of dying are largely dependent on where and when you die. You may die right next to your base where you can immediately recover your items, or you may die miles from home, in a dangerous…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/soul-pouches
- Owner
- DiamondWalker
- Published
- 2026-07-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15