Whispers of the Dead
When death is only the beginning…

Whispers of the Dead transforms Minecraft’s death system into a whole new experience. Instead of instantly respawning, players become ghosts — haunting the world with unique powers, interacting with the living, and seeking ways to return.

✨ Features

• Become a ghost upon death with special abilities
  
  
• Semi-visible with glowing aura; fully visible when near players
  
  
• Whisper messages to the living through chat
  
  
• Interact with doors, buttons, levers, and redstone
  
  
• Fly and phase through blocks
  
  
• Attempt possession of living players
  
  
• Perform the Ritual of Return to resurrect yourself
  
  
• Key of Death: special crafted item to see and interact with ghosts
  
  
• Hardcore Mode option: permanent death unless a ritual succeeds
  
  
• Admin tools: /ghost <player> to toggle ghost mode
  

Key of Death
Crafted from a Totem of Undying and Nether Stars, the Key allows:

• Living players to see ghosts
  
  
• Ghosts to use the Ritual of Return
  
  
• Optional disabling in config.yml for different playstyles
  

⚔️ Hardcore Mode
For the brave:

• Death is permanent
  
  
• Only the Ritual of Return can bring a ghost back
  
  
• Configurable difficulty options
  

️ Commands

• /ghost [player] – Toggle ghost mode (admin only)
  
  
• /ghost escape – Ghosts attempt to leave ghost form
  
  
• /ghost hardcore [true/false] – Toggle Hardcore Mode
  

Permissions

• ghostafterdeath.admin – Access to /ghost commands (default: op)
  

⚙️ Configuration
Fully configurable via config.yml:

• Ghost visibility distance
  
  
• Flight speed & interaction range
  
  
• Possession duration & cooldown
  
  
• Item drop/keep inventory rules
  

Requirements

• Minecraft 1.18+
  
  
• Spigot/Paper 1.18+ (Paper recommended)
  
  
• Java 17+
  

Notes

• Ghosts cannot pick up or use items (except the Key of Death)
  
  
• Ghosts vanish on logout
  
  
• Designed for hardcore or semi-hardcore servers
  

Bring your world to life — even after death!