Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-176.35.193.29-20190603183237

So, in Minecraft, the player is basically immortal (except in Hardcore mode). From a Tolkien lore perspective, this means they must either be a Valar/Maiar or an elf. They are not elves, of course, as they have no pointed ears and are generally not as powerful as Valar (Mevans is an exception) so must be Maiar, part of the same order to which individuals such a Gandalf and Sauron belong. When a Maiar dies they return to Aman, which naturally would be too much work to code. Instead, the player could be sent to the Halls of Mandos, from where they would have to escape before respawning in Middle-earth. This could be done using an auto-generated limited-size maze dimension, where there would be an exit to take the player back to Middle-earth.Every time the player dies a new maze could be created, which would have 5-block wide pillared halls, 7 blocks tall, to prevent players easily traversing it by wall hugging. As an added bonus, players who conquer the maze quickly could have the chance for some of their items to be returned immediately to them upon their respawn. Even the Pickaxe of the Underworld cannot mine the blocks of Mandos, though it would be impossible to bring items there anyway.

Thank you for reading my first (hopefully) original, quite specific and fairly concrete mod suggestion. For those unsure of what the Halls of Mandos are, please consider reading the Silmarillion, as this is based off lore Tolkien establishes in the Valaquenta and Quenta Silmarillion. I would be very grateful for any endorsement and look forward to reading your comments on my idea! 