Lifesteal: Graves & Glory

🩸 Bit by Block – Lifesteal: Graves & Glory v1.0.0 Release Date: June 29, 2025 Type: Core Feature Release ⚔️ Server: Vallure.minehut.gg

🧬 Core Mechanics 🔪 Lifesteal on Kill

Steal 1 ❤️ from enemy players when you kill them.

Maximum hearts can exceed 20, creating ultra-tank PvPers.

PvP is the only trigger for heart stealing (by default).

💔 No Heart Loss from Natural Deaths

Players do not lose hearts from fall damage, lava, fire, drowning, mobs, or other non-player causes.

This creates a fair balance for survival-based players and builders.

🪦 Grave System (Banishment Mode)

At 0 hearts, a player is automatically banished to the Graveyard Realm — a custom world filled with dangerous trials.

Banished players cannot return to the Overworld until revived or redeemed.

PvP death becomes more intense with long-term consequences.

🧬 Heart Cap Growth

Players can exceed 20 hearts through custom rituals, quests, or artifact infusion.

Future versions may allow per-player max heart limits and milestone unlocks.

🔮 Artifact System 🩸 Blood Mirror

Reflects 50% of stolen hearts back to the attacker.

Useful in duels or defending against gankers.

🧛 Vampire Fang

25% chance to steal 2 hearts instead of 1.

Risk-reward gear for aggressive players.

🟡 Golden Sigil

One-time protection from becoming banished.

Recharges every 7 real-world days.

Artifacts are rare and earned from future loot tables, dungeon drops, or seasonal events.

🔧 Configuration Options Located in config.yml, including:

lifesteal.steal-amount: how many hearts are stolen per kill

lifesteal.max-hearts: per-player max (can exceed 20)

lifesteal.allow-natural-death-loss: toggle for fire, fall, etc.

graveyard.world-name: banished world name

graveyard.revive-cost: how many Soul Tokens are needed

death-broadcasts.enabled: announce kills, banishments, and revives

Easy to customize for hardcore servers, story-based SMPs, or PvP factions.

📜 PlaceholderAPI Support %lifesteal_hearts% – Current hearts of player

%lifesteal_max% – Player’s heart cap

%lifesteal_status% – ALIVE / BANISHED / PROTECTED

%lifesteal_souls% – (Upcoming) number of soul tokens held

Works with all scoreboard, tablist, and hologram plugins supporting PAPI.

📢 Planned Features (Sneak Peek at v1.1.0) ☁️ Cloud Graves

A glowing ghostly grave marks your death location with lore and potential loot memory.

Allows grave recovery and storytelling.

🤝 Soulbound Teams

Declare teammates to prevent heart-stealing within the group.

Optional betrayal mechanic for drama servers.

🧠 Gravekeeper AI

New boss that guards revival points. Defeat it for a group revive or server-wide buff.

📣 Discord Integration (Bot)

Banishments, revives, and PvP deaths posted in real-time.

/revive requests from Discord accepted via emoji reactions.

🎟️ Custom Events & Blessings

Server-wide events that increase lifesteal, grant protections, or double Soul Token drops.