The Desert of Death Bell is a TimeZone of ChronoCraft

You can be anyone you want, all it takes is a bit of imagination and you have yourself set. Although this is not a roleplay server, you will find that you find a lot more about your identity as a player as you continue on a server like this. However it is no easy feat to progress in a harsh and unforgiving environment as desolate as this. The sands run from the horizons to the edges of the bedrock wall, in a map over 3000x3000 blocks wide. That's over 96,000 chunks of desert for you to explore, die and fight in.

You may remember an old server called Pandemonium, which in my opinion never reached its full potential as its desert was a secondary concern. This server is not to be confused or associated with that server. We are not as obsessed with banning and overwhelming people. This server will be extremely hard, you will die many times and ask for everything to be nerfed, but it is still a very enjoyable experience. The desert can truly be appreciated on this server.

You'll find as soon as you enter that there are no common resources, here, players actually care about how much of what would be a casual items they carry around. You'll find that the competition over these things is crazy, and that's why we have clans. You can create a small to large group of people to venture out in the desert with and overcome the challenges. You can go solo, but it's much harder!

Making your way to the top of a server like this is no easy challenge, and will take a lot of time to master, but it is truly rewarding being a part of such a competitive community. There are lots of perks along the way, and challenges. Things like secret chests and dungeons scattered all throughout the land, it's definitely a server that is hard to come by, and holds its own unique place of its own.

As a server owner, I make sure that I only hire staff that are competent, literate and fair. You will find that no staff will abuse their position and will not stand by as you get put down or abused.

There is a unique feel to this server, and as its owner I am proud to be starting it up. I hope that you enjoy playing it as much as I have creating it. Many nights have been spent without sleep getting things just right for you guys to come on and have a fun and challenging experience.

One thing that I do need to emphasize, although I have already said, is that the server is very hard. It's a harsh waste that is very unforgiving. You will die lots, and to be honest I've yet to see someone make it past the first 10 minutes. Do not come in, expecting it to be a breeze because you will have a lot of questions that everyone else has learnt to deal with and love. This is not a server for the feint of heart, although we do not implement deathbans or use them, this is still a hardcore survival server. You will not get free teleports, you will not get a free sapling or food when you're on half a heart. Asking will just annoy people!

So come on, give it a try. I dare you, lol.


When you get into the desert you'll spawn in the small town of Helena's Shire. It offers little protection but enough, for the small place that it is, for you to survive the night.
As soon as you get the chance you want to go and look for an oasis to get food, wood and dirt. You can get saplings from the trees, take all the dirt and go set yourself up with your own tree farm and personal oasis. Remember that you don't have to stay in the oasis to get the resources.

Once you get some decent resources you'll want to sell some of the junk that starts to build up as always. In Helena's Shire you'll see a small hole in the wall at the bottom of the bank which you can go in to find some villagers who will buy things off of you. Money is a great way to get new perks and special items.
Emeralds are awarded to you upon your first two hours of play and every day after you log in for 30 minutes after that, if you right click on a villager you can trade emeralds for cheap or special items!

Once you have a decent stash of money and items people are going to look for you to take all your hard work for themselves! This is where you want to create a clan. Clans are like factions but more simple and organized, you can't claim land either. This encourages people to hide their valuables and bases, and has a lot more realistic play. No more finding someone's secret entrance fair and square only to find out that you can't get in because they've claimed their land!

From here on, the game sort of speaks for itself. You want to avoid zombies, but there are ways to farm them later on for some great loot and scarabs!


[1] GRIEFING IS HEAVILY ENCOURAGED (See rule 6, though)
[2] No spamming chat.
[3] No asking for free items.
[4] No discriminatory language or hate speech.
[5] No hacking clients.
[6] No deliberate and senseless mass destruction of the environment.
[7] Absolutely NO crossing the bedrock wall - Not like you can anyway.

When I say that I am not allowing hacking clients, I mean that no matter how subtle you might make your moves, we will find you and ban you. Don't think that you can make a few xray tunnels and cover them up because basically, anyone that progresses faster than a piece of iron in 2 hours is cheating. You'll find yourself either banned by the time you get out the tunnel, or we'll wait until you've got a nice set of iron tools and wood before we ban your IP.

Additional Notes

A huge desert where the sands run free and the unforgiving spirit of the earth overcomes all that oppose it. Face your fears, and take on the desert. A living, breathing hardcore survival challenge.