I'd kind of like to see new or more death messages. These are some of my favorite in game events.
Just for an example usage here is the file I created for servers I've been staff on.
#This file contains custom messages for death events.
#You can specify as many messages as you want (within reason) for each death type.
#Just be sure each message is on a new line under the appropriate label.
#When a player dies, a random message from the appropriate label is chosen.
#Accepted variables:
# - %d holds the name of the dead player.
# - %a holds the name of the attacking entity (player or monster) for PVP and Monster deaths.
# - %i holds the name of the attacking player's current item for PVP deaths.
# - %w holds the world the death occurred in
#Custom item names may be defined in the 'heroicdeath.items' file.
:Drown
%d drowned
%d sleeps with the fishes
%d took a long walk off a short pier
%d forgot to breath
%d is shark bait
:Cactus
%d died to a cactus
%d poked a cactus, but the cactus poked back
:Fire
%d burned to death
%d forgot how to stop, drop and roll
%d couldn't put out the fire
%d is a firestarter, twisted firestarter
%d was immolated
%d played with matches and got burned
%d fell into a burning ring of fire
:Explosion
%d apparently has an explosive personality
%d exploded
%d opened jokey smurf's present
:Creeper
%d was creeper bombed
%d hugged a creeper
:Fall
%d fell to their death
%d took a leap of faith
%d left a small crater
%d faceplanted the ground
%d fell victim to gravity
IsaacNewton killed %d weilding gravity
%d didn't bounce
%d tried to basejump with no parachute
%d tested gravity
%d went bungee jumping with no cord
:PVP
%a killed %d wielding %i
%d got schooled by %a's %i
%d fought %a but %a won
:Void
%d fell into the Gap
:Monsters
%d was killed by an angry %a
%d got schooled by an angry %a
%d tried to molest a %a
:Lava
%d was killed by lava
%d became obsidian
%d took a bath in a lake of fire
%d got melted
%d was incinerated
%d tried to swim in lava
%d likes to play in magma
:Other
%d died from unknown causes
%d was killed by Herobrine
%d took a dirtnap
%d was slain
%d was eviscerated
%d was murdered
%d's face was torn off
%d was destroyed
%d's skull was crushed
%d got massacred
%d got impaled
%d was torn in half
%d was decapatated
%d was a paradox to nature
%d fought the law but the law won
:Suffocation
%d suffocated
%d took a deep breath of dirt
%d was buried alive
:Dispenser
%d did not need a dispenser there.
%d got shot by a dispenser.
:Lightning
%d got electrocuted.
%d has an electrifying personality.
%d made a suitable ground.
%d flew a kite in a thunderstorm
:Suicide
%d committed suicide.
%d decided to end it all.
%d decided %w was too cruel a place to live
:Starvation
%d died of starvation.
%d forgot to eat.
