Triggering Custom Weapon and Item Death Messages

Death Knell checks the item used at the moment of a fatal blow, turning ordinary household items and tools into custom chat announcements.

Items That Produce Unique Messages

To see these specific lines in chat, the attacker must defeat the target using one of three items as a weapon:

• Cookie: Outputs <killer> forced <victim> to eat too many cookies.
• Book: Outputs <killer> gave <victim> a lecture in death.
• Axe: Outputs <killer> chopped <victim> to pieces when an axe lands the killing hit.

How to Set Up the Kill

Because cookies and books deal minimal melee damage compared to real weapons, getting a kill with them takes brief preparation:

1. Have the target player remove their armor and lower their health using fall damage or standard attacks until only half a heart remains.

2. Equip the cookie or book in your main hand and land a melee hit to deal the final point of damage.

3. If you are playing singleplayer, find a mob capable of picking up dropped gear—such as a zombie—throw a cookie, book, or axe at its feet so it holds the item, and allow it to land the finishing blow on you.