If you place a bed a bit away from him and keep your stuff in an ender chest at spawn you'll at least spawn near him when you die
He's literally waiting at the steps of the south east spawn in the Wastelands, haha. Keep travelling that way, forgetting he's there and dying, then trying to scramble underneath him to get my stuff without dying again, haha. I've never killed him before, so figured 2 birds 1 stone if anyone else has killed him before or is willing to help me try. Worth an ask, eh
Okay just killed it. I didn't see any of your stuff though. There are some leftovers but they'll be a piece of cake.