diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/PlayerDeathEvent.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/PlayerDeathEvent.java
index d49dffbc26..6316a2f1d2 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/PlayerDeathEvent.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/PlayerDeathEvent.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ public class PlayerDeathEvent extends EntityDeathEvent {
     private int newExp = 0;
     private int newLevel = 0;
     private int newTotalExp = 0;
+    private boolean showDeathMessages;
     private Component deathMessage;
+    private Component deathScreenMessageOverride = null;
     private boolean doExpDrop;
     private boolean keepLevel = false;
     private boolean keepInventory = false;
@@ -27,27 +29,28 @@ public class PlayerDeathEvent extends EntityDeathEvent {
     private final List<ItemStack> itemsToKeep = new ArrayList<>();
 
     @ApiStatus.Internal
-    public PlayerDeathEvent(final @NotNull Player player, final @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, final @NotNull List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final @Nullable Component deathMessage) {
-        this(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp, 0, deathMessage);
+    public PlayerDeathEvent(final @NotNull Player player, final @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, final @NotNull List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final @Nullable Component deathMessage, final boolean showDeathMessages) {
+        this(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp, 0, deathMessage, showDeathMessages);
     }
 
     @ApiStatus.Internal
-    public PlayerDeathEvent(final @NotNull Player player, final @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, final @NotNull List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, final @Nullable Component deathMessage) {
-        this(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp, newExp, 0, 0, deathMessage);
+    public PlayerDeathEvent(final @NotNull Player player, final @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, final @NotNull List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, final @Nullable Component deathMessage, final boolean showDeathMessages) {
+        this(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp, newExp, 0, 0, deathMessage, showDeathMessages);
     }
 
     @ApiStatus.Internal
-    public PlayerDeathEvent(final @NotNull Player player, final @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, final @NotNull List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, final int newTotalExp, final int newLevel, final @Nullable Component deathMessage) {
-        this(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp, newExp, newTotalExp, newLevel, deathMessage, true);
+    public PlayerDeathEvent(final @NotNull Player player, final @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, final @NotNull List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, final int newTotalExp, final int newLevel, final @Nullable Component deathMessage, final boolean showDeathMessages) {
+        this(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp, newExp, newTotalExp, newLevel, deathMessage, showDeathMessages, true);
     }
 
     @ApiStatus.Internal
-    public PlayerDeathEvent(final @NotNull Player player, final @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, final @NotNull List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, final int newTotalExp, final int newLevel, final @Nullable Component deathMessage, final boolean doExpDrop) {
+    public PlayerDeathEvent(final @NotNull Player player, final @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, final @NotNull List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, final int newTotalExp, final int newLevel, final @Nullable Component deathMessage, final boolean showDeathMessages, final boolean doExpDrop) {
         super(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp);
         this.newExp = newExp;
         this.newTotalExp = newTotalExp;
         this.newLevel = newLevel;
         this.deathMessage = deathMessage;
+        this.showDeathMessages = showDeathMessages;
         this.doExpDrop = doExpDrop;
     }
 
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ public class PlayerDeathEvent extends EntityDeathEvent {
         this.newExp = newExp;
         this.newTotalExp = newTotalExp;
         this.newLevel = newLevel;
+        this.showDeathMessages = true;
         this.deathMessage = LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserializeOrNull(deathMessage);
         this.doExpDrop = doExpDrop;
     }
@@ -86,6 +90,30 @@ public class PlayerDeathEvent extends EntityDeathEvent {
         return (Player) this.entity;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get whether the death message should be shown.
+     * By default, this is determined by {@link org.bukkit.GameRule#SHOW_DEATH_MESSAGES}.
+     *
+     * @return whether the death message should be shown
+     * @see #deathMessage()
+     * @see #deathScreenMessageOverride()
+     */
+    public boolean getShowDeathMessages() {
+        return showDeathMessages;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set whether the death message should be shown.
+     * By default, this is determined by {@link org.bukkit.GameRule#SHOW_DEATH_MESSAGES}.
+     *
+     * @param displayDeathMessage whether the death message should be shown
+     * @see #deathMessage()
+     * @see #deathScreenMessageOverride()
+     */
+    public void setShowDeathMessages(boolean displayDeathMessage) {
+        this.showDeathMessages = displayDeathMessage;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Clarity method for getting the player. Not really needed except
      * for reasons of clarity.
@@ -177,7 +205,7 @@ public class PlayerDeathEvent extends EntityDeathEvent {
     /**
      * Set the death message that will appear to everyone on the server.
      *
-     * @param deathMessage Message to appear to other players on the server.
+     * @param deathMessage message to appear to other players on the server.
      * @deprecated in favour of {@link #deathMessage(Component)}
      */
     @Deprecated
@@ -197,6 +225,32 @@ public class PlayerDeathEvent extends EntityDeathEvent {
         return LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().serializeOrNull(this.deathMessage);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Overrides the death message that will appear on the death screen of the dying player.
+     * By default, this is null.
+     * <p>
+     * If set to null, death screen message will be same as {@code deathMessage()}.
+     * <p>
+     * If the message exceeds 256 characters it will be truncated.
+     *
+     * @param deathScreenMessageOverride Message to appear on the death screen to the dying player.
+     */
+    public void deathScreenMessageOverride(@Nullable Component deathScreenMessageOverride) {
+        this.deathScreenMessageOverride = deathScreenMessageOverride;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the death message override that will appear on the death screen of the dying player.
+     * By default, this is null.
+     * <p>
+     * If set to null, death screen message will be same as {@code deathMessage()}.
+     * <p>
+     * @return Message to appear on the death screen to the dying player.
+     */
+    public @Nullable Component deathScreenMessageOverride() {
+        return this.deathScreenMessageOverride;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return should experience be dropped from this death
      */
diff --git a/paper-server/patches/features/0015-Moonrise-optimisation-patches.patch b/paper-server/patches/features/0015-Moonrise-optimisation-patches.patch
index 59c0dc5687..29e206088b 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/features/0015-Moonrise-optimisation-patches.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/features/0015-Moonrise-optimisation-patches.patch
@@ -27565,10 +27565,10 @@ index 085040aa98704f2874bcd95b751b0a81dcdb15ad..cd72273468f596b640bd2d10d846fbe8
      }
  
 diff --git a/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java b/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
-index 8bbbd1d64df1f4f4aecdbb1d1d65e258af018ca9..9eff33c3f552da794370d48a6ef526eecd2b131c 100644
+index 1a04df3ba206e473ff6faadf79435fad2e00c324..5a60f2598560571e156612bf256c1c340d92a922 100644
 --- a/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
-@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.scores.Team;
+@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.scores.Team;
  import net.minecraft.world.scores.criteria.ObjectiveCriteria;
  import org.slf4j.Logger;
  
@@ -27577,7 +27577,7 @@ index 8bbbd1d64df1f4f4aecdbb1d1d65e258af018ca9..9eff33c3f552da794370d48a6ef526ee
      private static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
      private static final int NEUTRAL_MOB_DEATH_NOTIFICATION_RADII_XZ = 32;
      private static final int NEUTRAL_MOB_DEATH_NOTIFICATION_RADII_Y = 10;
-@@ -423,6 +423,36 @@ public class ServerPlayer extends Player {
+@@ -422,6 +422,36 @@ public class ServerPlayer extends Player {
      public @Nullable String clientBrandName = null; // Paper - Brand support
      public @Nullable org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent.QuitReason quitReason = null; // Paper - Add API for quit reason; there are a lot of changes to do if we change all methods leading to the event
  
@@ -28597,7 +28597,7 @@ index 8cc5c0716392ba06501542ff5cbe71ee43979e5d..09fd99c9cbd23b5f3c899bfb00c9b896
 +    // Paper end - block counting
  }
 diff --git a/net/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.java b/net/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.java
-index 609b52150aab93b0bed3b41632c19a00e372fc64..f6cb7754e865b9df3f2e204a7ea9b522fb01851b 100644
+index be8213fa58e8305976c5ce16c9ff32130a26d42c..ace6c77be333e839b679b5cf3cd7c080df422be7 100644
 --- a/net/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.java
 @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.scores.ScoreHolder;
@@ -29576,7 +29576,7 @@ index b766b4281aecb3b96e2c263664d81da3425e3653..c3bcb494afe464207e805f8c40b03c70
          this(setDirty, true, ImmutableList.of());
      }
 diff --git a/net/minecraft/world/entity/decoration/ArmorStand.java b/net/minecraft/world/entity/decoration/ArmorStand.java
-index 75bf15ccd8a12153951f886ed87be9f3bece3133..6f601a0a300bbf01f77d835576d15e25c8ba10b8 100644
+index f5ce8151bb1bae9be638ced7f74899d452d517e1..5248f3c22abb608d7d7b338f169f13bfbf4cd2d6 100644
 --- a/net/minecraft/world/entity/decoration/ArmorStand.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/world/entity/decoration/ArmorStand.java
 @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public class ArmorStand extends LivingEntity {
diff --git a/paper-server/patches/features/0023-Incremental-chunk-and-player-saving.patch b/paper-server/patches/features/0023-Incremental-chunk-and-player-saving.patch
index e4f5f84b7f..1c04f6cb5a 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/features/0023-Incremental-chunk-and-player-saving.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/features/0023-Incremental-chunk-and-player-saving.patch
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ index 32c8d4675de341d5edad7dbd9c0bf4bce5037733..3c8a1fe9831d6cf9e622e3ac2aede4e5
          // Paper start - add close param
          this.save(progress, flush, skipSave, false);
 diff --git a/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java b/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
-index 9eff33c3f552da794370d48a6ef526eecd2b131c..222bfe0a04b5d583852ea2c167d52d0e907cf006 100644
+index 5a60f2598560571e156612bf256c1c340d92a922..57e7d0a8b5f2a5bc65b0f290fb655625b1481f31 100644
 --- a/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
-@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
+@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
  
  public class ServerPlayer extends Player implements ca.spottedleaf.moonrise.patches.chunk_system.player.ChunkSystemServerPlayer { // Paper - rewrite chunk system
      private static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
diff --git a/paper-server/patches/features/0025-Optional-per-player-mob-spawns.patch b/paper-server/patches/features/0025-Optional-per-player-mob-spawns.patch
index 7cbbacf8b4..4b791809ab 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/features/0025-Optional-per-player-mob-spawns.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/features/0025-Optional-per-player-mob-spawns.patch
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ index 5d63bf024cbcbd2f627c64fee77553c9a512bd15..f863377a807b672f49f7140688f378ec
              profiler.popPush("tickSpawningChunks");
  
 diff --git a/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java b/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
-index 8e7ee4dc951eb53ccf65ab71214a0b89bd932ba0..73a450e045eba5dbfc7a4e861e4c614c8f60d6b4 100644
+index 57e7d0a8b5f2a5bc65b0f290fb655625b1481f31..60a46174d9cd6adc2fd141c1e5e4a439ded0fc45 100644
 --- a/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
-@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ public class ServerPlayer extends Player implements ca.spottedleaf.moonrise.patc
+@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ public class ServerPlayer extends Player implements ca.spottedleaf.moonrise.patc
      public boolean queueHealthUpdatePacket;
      public @Nullable net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundSetHealthPacket queuedHealthUpdatePacket;
      // Paper end - cancellable death event
diff --git a/paper-server/patches/features/0026-Improve-cancelling-PreCreatureSpawnEvent-with-per-pl.patch b/paper-server/patches/features/0026-Improve-cancelling-PreCreatureSpawnEvent-with-per-pl.patch
index 46cd1a1a54..7000a4a5ce 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/features/0026-Improve-cancelling-PreCreatureSpawnEvent-with-per-pl.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/features/0026-Improve-cancelling-PreCreatureSpawnEvent-with-per-pl.patch
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ index f863377a807b672f49f7140688f378eca2cf650b..59e8a5e1b35c81883c9b1ca00c6e55d7
              spawnState = NaturalSpawner.createState(naturalSpawnChunkCount, this.level.getAllEntities(), this::getFullChunk, null, true);
          } else {
 diff --git a/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java b/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
-index 73a450e045eba5dbfc7a4e861e4c614c8f60d6b4..105d6b3a40067f9e8ae5bbd9f2872171f73b3d07 100644
+index 60a46174d9cd6adc2fd141c1e5e4a439ded0fc45..75fa38570d758a48303a3a6dfb881b616a50f81c 100644
 --- a/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
-@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ public class ServerPlayer extends Player implements ca.spottedleaf.moonrise.patc
+@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ public class ServerPlayer extends Player implements ca.spottedleaf.moonrise.patc
      public static final int MOBCATEGORY_TOTAL_ENUMS = net.minecraft.world.entity.MobCategory.values().length;
      public final int[] mobCounts = new int[MOBCATEGORY_TOTAL_ENUMS];
      // Paper end - Optional per player mob spawns
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ index 73a450e045eba5dbfc7a4e861e4c614c8f60d6b4..105d6b3a40067f9e8ae5bbd9f2872171
      public org.bukkit.craftbukkit.entity.CraftPlayer.TransferCookieConnection transferCookieConnection;
      public String displayName;
 diff --git a/net/minecraft/world/level/NaturalSpawner.java b/net/minecraft/world/level/NaturalSpawner.java
-index 17b13baa3465530b11ff918c806c772eb5c39a2c..afd6da5c361e1dcf311a9afe8a7efe2faef2556a 100644
+index c710e08ab48075ce7854e56826adb8f0364b025b..14a2514a408a66a83f7b5fb43b4c4dc8f23fd5f4 100644
 --- a/net/minecraft/world/level/NaturalSpawner.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/world/level/NaturalSpawner.java
 @@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ public final class NaturalSpawner {
diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java.patch
index f4e3afb90e..076f8107a1 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 --- a/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
+@@ -65,7 +_,6 @@
+ import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundHurtAnimationPacket;
+ import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundMerchantOffersPacket;
+ import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundOpenBookPacket;
+-import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundOpenScreenPacket;
+ import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundOpenSignEditorPacket;
+ import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundPlayerAbilitiesPacket;
+ import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundPlayerCombatEndPacket;
 @@ -235,7 +_,8 @@
      private int levitationStartTime;
      private boolean disconnected;
@@ -316,12 +324,19 @@
                  }
  
                  float saturationLevel = this.foodData.getSaturationLevel();
-@@ -793,15 +_,84 @@
+@@ -793,15 +_,36 @@
      }
  
      private void updateScoreForCriteria(ObjectiveCriteria criteria, int points) {
 -        this.getScoreboard().forAllObjectives(criteria, this, score -> score.set(points));
 -    }
+-
+-    @Override
+-    public void die(DamageSource cause) {
+-        this.gameEvent(GameEvent.ENTITY_DIE);
+-        boolean _boolean = this.serverLevel().getGameRules().getBoolean(GameRules.RULE_SHOWDEATHMESSAGES);
+-        if (_boolean) {
+-            Component deathMessage = this.getCombatTracker().getDeathMessage();
 +        this.level().getCraftServer().getScoreboardManager().forAllObjectives(criteria, this, score -> score.set(points)); // CraftBukkit - Use our scores instead
 +    }
 +
@@ -348,13 +363,24 @@
 +        return false;
 +    }
 +    // Paper end - PlayerDeathEvent#getItemsToKeep
- 
-     @Override
-     public void die(DamageSource cause) {
--        this.gameEvent(GameEvent.ENTITY_DIE);
--        boolean _boolean = this.serverLevel().getGameRules().getBoolean(GameRules.RULE_SHOWDEATHMESSAGES);
--        if (_boolean) {
--            Component deathMessage = this.getCombatTracker().getDeathMessage();
++    // Paper start - Expand PlayerDeathEvent API
++    private void sendClientboundPlayerCombatKillPacket(boolean displayMessage, Component deathMessage) {
++        if (displayMessage && deathMessage != CommonComponents.EMPTY) {
++            // Paper - moved from below die(DamageSource) method
+             this.connection
+                 .send(
+                     new ClientboundPlayerCombatKillPacket(this.getId(), deathMessage),
+@@ -818,6 +_,65 @@
+                         }
+                     )
+                 );
++        } else {
++            this.connection.send(new ClientboundPlayerCombatKillPacket(this.getId(), CommonComponents.EMPTY));
++        }
++    }
++    // Paper end - Expand PlayerDeathEvent API
++    @Override
++    public void die(DamageSource cause) {
 +        // this.gameEvent(GameEvent.ENTITY_DIE); // Paper - move below event cancellation check
 +        boolean _boolean = this.serverLevel().getGameRules().getBoolean(GameRules.RULE_SHOWDEATHMESSAGES); final boolean showDeathMessage = _boolean; // Paper - OBFHELPER
 +        // CraftBukkit start - fire PlayerDeathEvent
@@ -382,7 +408,7 @@
 +
 +        String deathmessage = defaultMessage.getString();
 +        this.keepLevel = keepInventory; // SPIGOT-2222: pre-set keepLevel
-+        org.bukkit.event.entity.PlayerDeathEvent event = org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.callPlayerDeathEvent(this, cause, loot, io.papermc.paper.adventure.PaperAdventure.asAdventure(defaultMessage), keepInventory); // Paper - Adventure
++        org.bukkit.event.entity.PlayerDeathEvent event = org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.callPlayerDeathEvent(this, cause, loot, io.papermc.paper.adventure.PaperAdventure.asAdventure(defaultMessage), showDeathMessage, keepInventory); // Paper - Adventure; Expand PlayerDeathEvent API
 +        // Paper start - cancellable death event
 +        if (event.isCancelled()) {
 +            // make compatible with plugins that might have already set the health in an event listener
@@ -400,13 +426,25 @@
 +        }
 +
 +        net.kyori.adventure.text.Component apiDeathMessage = event.deathMessage() != null ? event.deathMessage() : net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.empty(); // Paper - Adventure
++        Component deathScreenMessage = io.papermc.paper.adventure.PaperAdventure.asVanilla(event.deathScreenMessageOverride() != null ? event.deathScreenMessageOverride() : apiDeathMessage); // Paper - Expand PlayerDeathEvent API
 +
-+        if (apiDeathMessage != null && apiDeathMessage != net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.empty() && showDeathMessage) { // Paper - Adventure // TODO: allow plugins to override?
++        if (apiDeathMessage != null && apiDeathMessage != net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.empty() && event.getShowDeathMessages()) { // Paper - Adventure; Expand PlayerDeathEvent API
 +            Component deathMessage = io.papermc.paper.adventure.PaperAdventure.asVanilla(apiDeathMessage); // Paper - Adventure
 +
-             this.connection
-                 .send(
-                     new ClientboundPlayerCombatKillPacket(this.getId(), deathMessage),
++            // Paper - moved up to sendClientboundPlayerCombatKillPacket()
++            sendClientboundPlayerCombatKillPacket(event.getShowDeathMessages(), deathScreenMessage); // Paper - Expand PlayerDeathEvent
+             Team team = this.getTeam();
+             if (team == null || team.getDeathMessageVisibility() == Team.Visibility.ALWAYS) {
+                 this.server.getPlayerList().broadcastSystemMessage(deathMessage, false);
+@@ -827,7 +_,7 @@
+                 this.server.getPlayerList().broadcastSystemToAllExceptTeam(this, deathMessage);
+             }
+         } else {
+-            this.connection.send(new ClientboundPlayerCombatKillPacket(this.getId(), CommonComponents.EMPTY));
++            sendClientboundPlayerCombatKillPacket(event.getShowDeathMessages(), deathScreenMessage); // Paper - Expand PlayerDeathEvent
+         }
+ 
+         this.removeEntitiesOnShoulder();
 @@ -835,11 +_,35 @@
              this.tellNeutralMobsThatIDied();
          }
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
index a7e3afe04f..6f86a505c9 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
@@ -878,10 +878,10 @@ public class CraftEventFactory {
         return event;
     }
 
-    public static PlayerDeathEvent callPlayerDeathEvent(ServerPlayer victim, DamageSource damageSource, List<Entity.DefaultDrop> drops, net.kyori.adventure.text.Component deathMessage, boolean keepInventory) { // Paper - Adventure & Restore vanilla drops behavior
+    public static PlayerDeathEvent callPlayerDeathEvent(ServerPlayer victim, DamageSource damageSource, List<Entity.DefaultDrop> drops, net.kyori.adventure.text.Component deathMessage, boolean showDeathMessages, boolean keepInventory) {
         CraftPlayer entity = victim.getBukkitEntity();
         CraftDamageSource bukkitDamageSource = new CraftDamageSource(damageSource);
-        PlayerDeathEvent event = new PlayerDeathEvent(entity, bukkitDamageSource, new io.papermc.paper.util.TransformingRandomAccessList<>(drops, Entity.DefaultDrop::stack, FROM_FUNCTION), victim.getExpReward(victim.serverLevel(), damageSource.getEntity()), 0, deathMessage); // Paper - Restore vanilla drops behavior
+        PlayerDeathEvent event = new PlayerDeathEvent(entity, bukkitDamageSource, new io.papermc.paper.util.TransformingRandomAccessList<>(drops, Entity.DefaultDrop::stack, FROM_FUNCTION), victim.getExpReward(victim.serverLevel(), damageSource.getEntity()), 0, deathMessage, showDeathMessages);
         event.setKeepInventory(keepInventory);
         event.setKeepLevel(victim.keepLevel); // SPIGOT-2222: pre-set keepLevel
         populateFields(victim, event); // Paper - make cancellable