"Well, if its any consolation, I do not believe we are free-falling. It seems to be some sort of loop occurring every time we pass through the darkness. So at least we shouldn't fall to our deaths..." the priest relays, watching to see if there are any signs in the walls to show any possible way of slowing or stopping their loop. He will also look around for anything that might be able to be placed on the pedestal where the gem was (perhaps the amber that released the (probably illusory) bugs?).

The insects dissipate and fly away after you begin swatting at them, but only after each of you have been bitten a couple dozen times.  (4 hp damage each.)

The poisons injected in you by them begin to almost immediately take effect, right after Kahan's words. (Save vs. poison...)  Borimer shakes it off, feeling just a little weak and nauseous.  (Critical hit.) Kahan begins doubling over in pain, feeling the bites begin to fester and cause his breathing to be halting.  (fail: 3 hp dmg.)  Leo manages to just feel nauseous and a little dizzy.  (success.) Lukas gets the worst of it, falling to the floor and vomiting as his mouth gets covered in foam and he starts gagging and gripping his stomach.  (6 hp dmg; critical fail)  Shae shakes it off and turns into an alligator. (success)  Shapfren feels sick and tight pain grips her stomach.  (2 hp dmg; fail)  Tahldar feels dizzy and a pain in his stomach, but manages to otherwise avoid the worst of it. (success.)

After Kahan pointed out the walls and the amber, you weakly look and see nothing that looks like it might fit in the pedestal.  However, when the room first started to fall, you heard some snapping sounds like sticks breaking, and now you see something as the room falls.  Every once in awhile, you see scattered about holes in the walls.  The holes were likely plugged before the room fell and smashed away whatever amber or pole was plugging them up.  They are about 4 inches wide, and there are perhaps 2 or 3 for every 10 foot area of the wall.  But the room is falling so fast it is hard to make out details.

That is, until the spiders begin climbing out of the holes.  The spiders are large -- 3 to 4 inches long, black and of various varieties.  Of one thing you are certain:  these will not be innocuous spiders.  There must be 30-50 coming out of each hole, and you don't know how many holes there are total.

The previously biting insects have gathered into three swarms over the broken piles of amber or hive that spawned them.  Their buzz is loud and you are sure they are not done with you yet.

Because of the original attack of insects, you are each at -1 for to hit and saving throw rolls.  You also lose dexterity bonuses.  The -1 is increased to -2 for those who failed their saving throw, and -3 for Lukas' critical miss.
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Leo tries to cover up as best as possible and runs toward one of the hives.  "If they are real, we will know soon enough as their poison kicks in.", he says as he readies his cloak to throw over one of the hives.

Borimer decides he really hates bugs while taking their vicious little bites and stings to get close enough to a hive and then set in on fire with oil.

getting close enough will (theoretically) allow borimer to keep the oil on or near the hive and not all over the floor due to chucking it from a distance (also, armor class is currently 4 without dex bonus)
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If he can maintain focus, Kahan will cast a spell on Lukas.

Beads of sweat form all over Lukas body as he struggles to maintain some sort of control, having a reaction to the stings and not a good one.

Lukas willed himself to stand.

"Quickly!  Everyone huddle tightly and I will cast web." Tahldar says to the group.

OOC: If we all huddle in a small group I will cast a web which needs opposing points to anchor.  My intent to get as much of the hives as possible and as many of the spider that we can trapped in it while leaving us out.  Then we burn the web with a torch.

"I do not believe that would work unless you are not planning on anchoring it to the wall. Remember, although we are likely falling through a loop, we are indeed still falling," the priest replied through heavy breaths, clearly feeling the toxicity of _{(our city)} the bug's sting.

Shae will continue swishing her alligator tail and fighting off insects.

Realizing his web idea will not work, Tahldar looks to cast another spell.

OOC:  Tahldar will cast a 10' wide, 40' long lightning bolt and try to take out as many spiders and bugs as he can without harming his party.

Hope he's a good shot...

I would have thought an AoE spell like fireball would be interesting here.

ROUND 1
6 gnomes alive.
The gnomes, you will recall, are also with you in the room this time.  The insects have attacked them too, and they are all squirming on the ground in pain, though none have been killed.

Kahan begins casting.  He is weak, and his voice comes out hoarse.    The pain is too much and he can't complete the spell. [Failure; 1 hp dmg.]

Borimer is preparing to burn one of the hives.

Leo looks around, feeling sick but not as bad as the others.

Shae is thrashing about with her tail at the hive insects.

Lukas gets to his feet, his eyes blurry and coming slowly back into focus. 

Shapfren vomits once but gets to her feet.  Her eyes are puffy and blurry too.

Tahldar begins casting.  A lightning bolt fires up spreading and then bouncing around the room as the floor continues to fall.  You see a number of spiders freeze and then fall dead through the 3 foot opening between the floor and the wall.  A moment later, you are nearly rained upon by flying carcasses of dead spiders, and that is when you realize that Kahan must have accurately predicted that you are falling through some sort of teleporter over and over again.

The remaining spiders then jump with very strong legs to the platform that is falling.  Because the holes were on all sides, the spiders also land on all sides, the largest ones the size of your fists, the smallest ones smaller than a finger.

Borimer lights the fire, dropping the oil on the amber hive, and it explodes in light and flames that crackle and pop.  Many of the insects above it are killed in the resulting flames.  A number of spiders were also killed.  There are two more broken amber hives above which insects hover.

Leo runs to the other hive, throwing his cloak over it.  There are a few insects coming out that are stopped by the cloak.  There is also a swarm of them hovering over the amber hive.  They descend along with the floor.

Shae is managing to kill some of the insects with her tail, and the swarming insects contract around her but do not appear to be able to bite her further with her alligator hide.

The spiders appear to be converging on both you and the gnomes.  There are at least a hundred, perhaps twice that many.

Lukas called out a warning to Leo, "Leo, something demon like is coming toward you"  He squinted his eyes trying to make sure he was actually seeing what he though that he saw.
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Leo feels something touch his shoulder...

"My hand is back..."  Borimer says in wonder.  But with no time to waste at this miracle he bolts to the next hive and uses his second container of oil to set ablaze.

Tahldar takes out a vial of oil and looks to use it to burn the spiders.

Tahldar will look to create a pool of oil between the party and the spiders.  He has 4 vials and will try to use one in conjunction with Borimer and his torch.

"Those spiders seem to shimmer a bit", Leo says as he trys his best to avoid getting stung as much as possible.  "Also, I think Kahan is right, we are in some sort of endless cycle"

"Huuh?", Leo says as he looks toward Lukas and then feels the hand.  He tries to roll away and cover himself defensively as he pulls Frehelian Claw.
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Didit was shaking and feeling terribly. But she walked to the nearest gnome and drew her sword from its sheath. She would do her best to attack any incoming spider. "This place is madness!!"

Lukas stomped on what spiders he could and swiped at the bees with his sword

"We must be hallucinating from the poison... I see a beholder behind Tahldar but I doubt all of these things are real aside from the bugs," the priest grumbles out, pulling out his mace and swinging at the nearest enemy that he believes is real.
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Shae continues swishing her tail, trying to destroy the hive things that fell on the ground, staying clear of the fire and stepping and crushing spiders as she goes around the room.

ROUND 2
Right after Lukas calls out, something grabs Leo from behind, pulling on him.   Leo tries to pull away, but falls.  Leo is trying to get his blade out but is having difficulty with the weight on top of him.


Borimer runs to the next hive but drops what he is holding and stands there awkwardly.  He stops and picks up the vial and runs to the next hive, where he begins the process again.

Tahldar also begins pouring oil around the last of the hive and the party, ready to burn it. 

One of the gnomes is crawling toward the edge of the falling room in fear.  It is possible he could throw himself down the 3 foot wide opening and die next round.  He is closest to Tahldar and Borimer.

Lukas swipes at the flying insects near the closest hive but his sword does little damage to the swarm.

Shae and Lukas are killing spiders that leap to the falling ground.  (8 spiders are killed.) A few spiders clamp onto Shae but cannot bite through her alligator skin.

Lukas is not so lucky.  Two spiders leap and manage to bite him, one in the neck and one on the hand.  The pain is immediate and severe.  (Saving throws missed. 6 hp dmg.  Lukas is poisoned. -1 to attacks, -1 hp per round.)

Shapfren goes to the nearest gnome, sword drawn, ready to fend off the spiders.  Several leap at her, but she strikes them aside and stomps on them.  (4 spiders killed.)

The spiders are leaping closer to you, congregating in groups of about 10 to 15.  They begin attacking...

Both Tahldar and Borimer escape and dodge, avoiding the bites. Two of the gnomes are bitten, one severely.  He collapses onto the ground, foam beginning to come out of his mouth.

Leo is bit by one spider, but it is not too bad.  (2 hp dmg, no poison. Saving throw successful.)

The insects over the hive destroyed by Borimer are now flying to the next hive (where Borimer is going).  They swarm is gathering together to prepare an attack.

Leo continues to try and escape and slash at whatever is on top of him, but also tries to heed Kahan's words and attempts to disbelieve what is pushing him down.

Glad her hide is protecting her but unable to talk in alligator form, Shae continues smashing hives and spiders that get in her way.

Kahan will attempt to help Leo out, swinging at some invisible force that has a hold on him. "Someone grab that gnome!" the priest shouts.