players can only carry a certain number of items at any time, by holding them in their inventory. if the player dies, they drop their items, unless they have turned on keep inventory. players can get their items back if they can find them before they disappear. they can then respawn, which sends them back to their spawn point, or the place they started the game at. players can change their spawn point using items like beds. for example, a player can put a bed in their house to respawn there, and in the nether players can use a unique block called a respawn anchor to respawn there.