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# \ud83e\udea6 Epitaph
\n### *Etched in stone, never forgotten.*<\/p>\n

![Version](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/version-1.0.0-darkgrey)
\n![Minecraft](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Minecraft-1.19%20\u2192%201.21-green)
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\n![Ecosystem](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/CivCraft-Suite-orange)<\/p>\n

**The world remembers.**<\/p>\n

![Banner](https:\/\/iili.io\/BUyubNn.md.png)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f The Concept<\/p>\n

Items despawning on the floor is a tragedy. **Epitaph** replaces loot drops with a **physical gravestone** built at the exact location of death. Each grave stores the player’s items safely in a locked chest, carves their last chat message in stone, and records the full context of their passing \u2014 creating an organic, ever-growing graveyard wherever battles occur.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \u2728 Features<\/p>\n

**\ud83e\udea6 Physical Graves**
\nA stone structure with the player’s head is automatically built at death. Graves hold all the player’s items and XP (converted to bottles) in a locked chest \u2014 only the owner can open it.<\/p>\n

**\ud83d\udcac Last Words**
\nIf the player typed anything in chat within the last 60 seconds before dying, it’s automatically engraved on their grave as their last words.<\/p>\n

**\ud83c\udf3f Decay System**
\nGraves age over time through four states: **Fresh \u2192 Ancient \u2192 Ruin \u2192 Gone**. Each stage changes the grave’s appearance. Configure exactly how long each stage lasts \u2014 or disable decay entirely.<\/p>\n

**\ud83d\udccd Grave Finder**
\nLost track of where you died? `\/grave find` points you toward your active grave \u2014 no more wandering.<\/p>\n

**\ud83d\udcd6 Death Records**
\nEvery death is logged permanently. Use `\/grave list` to browse the server’s full death history, or `\/grave history ` to look up a specific player’s past deaths. Generate a physical **Book of the Dead** with `\/grave book `.<\/p>\n

**\ud83d\udcca Server Stats**
\n`\/grave stats` displays server-wide death statistics \u2014 most dangerous locations, most common causes, total graves spawned.<\/p>\n

**\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f Cemetery (Optional)**
\nDefine an official cemetery with `\/grave cemetery-set`. Graves can be automatically relocated there, organized in rows, with passive epitaph messages shown to players who walk nearby.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\udd17 CivCraft Suite Integration<\/p>\n

Epitaph enriches every grave with context from the other plugins of the suite \u2014 automatically, with no configuration needed.<\/p>\n

| Plugin | What gets added to the grave |
\n|——–|——————————|
\n| \u2694\ufe0f **ReanimateMC** | No grave on KO \u2014 only on real death. Grave notes if the player was previously knocked out. |
\n| \ud83c\udff9 **BountyBoard** | Grave displays the active bounty and the hunter’s name if killed for a reward. |
\n| \ud83d\udd75\ufe0f **Witness** | Grave links to the Witness crime report ID and notes the number of witnesses present. |
\n| \ud83e\udeaa **Reputation** | The player’s reputation tier at time of death is carved onto the grave. |
\n| \u2696\ufe0f **Tribunal** | Judicial executions generate a permanent **obsidian grave** with the charge, judge and tribunal name. |<\/p>\n

> All integrations are **soft dependencies** \u2014 Epitaph works perfectly with none of them installed.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\udcbb Commands<\/p>\n

All commands are also available as `\/grave` and `\/graves`.<\/p>\n

| Command | Permission | Description |
\n|———|————|————-|
\n| `\/grave find` | `epitaph.use` | Points you toward your active grave |
\n| `\/grave list [page]` | `epitaph.use` | Browse the server’s full death records |
\n| `\/grave history ` | `epitaph.use` | View a specific player’s death history |
\n| `\/grave visit ` | `epitaph.use` | Teleport to a player’s grave (Cemetery mode) |
\n| `\/grave book ` | `epitaph.use` | Generate a physical Book of the Dead |
\n| `\/grave stats` | `epitaph.use` | Display server-wide death statistics |
\n| `\/grave retrieve` | `epitaph.retrieve` | Retrieve your grave items from anywhere |
\n| `\/grave remove ` | `epitaph.admin` | Remove a player’s grave from the world |
\n| `\/grave restore ` | `epitaph.admin` | Restore a previously removed grave |
\n| `\/grave cemetery-set` | `epitaph.admin` | Set the cemetery location |
\n| `\/grave cemetery-info` | `epitaph.admin` | Display cemetery status and stats |
\n| `\/grave reload` | `epitaph.admin` | Reload the plugin configuration |<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\udd11 Permissions<\/p>\n

| Permission | Default | Description |
\n|————|———|————-|
\n| `epitaph.use` | \u2705 Everyone | Access all public commands |
\n| `epitaph.retrieve` | \u2705 Everyone | Retrieve items from your own grave remotely |
\n| `epitaph.open.others` | \u2699\ufe0f OP | Open and loot other players’ graves |
\n| `epitaph.immune` | \u274c Nobody | Prevent grave generation on death |
\n| `epitaph.lastwords.bypass` | \u274c Nobody | Prevent chat messages from becoming last words |
\n| `epitaph.admin` | \u2699\ufe0f OP | Access all admin commands |<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration Highlights<\/p>\n

“`yaml
\nepitaph:
\n chest_expiry_hours: 48 # How long items stay in the grave
\n last_words_window_seconds: 60 # Chat window captured for last words
\n proximity_radius: 18 # Blocks before proximity alert triggers<\/p>\n

degradation:
\n fresh_hours: 24
\n ancient_hours: 168 # 7 days
\n ruin_hours: 720 # 30 days
\n auto_delete: false # Graves never fully disappear by default
\n“`<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

\n

*Part of the **CivCraft Suite** \u2014 Building better societies, one block at a time.*<\/p>\n

ReanimateMC \u2022 BountyBoard \u2022 Witness \u2022 Reputation \u2022 Tribunal \u2022 **Epitaph**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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