Melchior's Spell Library
Nest of Bees
7-level Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range/Area: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M
Materials: a jar of honey
Duration: 4 hours
A medium-sized spectral beehive appears at an
unoccupied space of your choice you can see within range
for the duration. The hive occupies the space and hums
ominously.
When a creature hostile to you starts its turn within 60
feet of the hive, it buzzes loudly, alerting creatures within
60 feet of it while a swarm of ghostly bees fly to attack the
creature. The creature must make a Dexterity saving
throw. On a failed save, it takes 2d4 piercing damage and
2d4 poison damage. On a successful save, it takes half as
much damage.
If a creature takes damage from the spell, it gains one
pheromone marker (to a maximum of 5). A creature takes
an extra 2d4 piercing damage and 2d4 poison damage
from the spell for each pheromone marker on it, as the
hive sends more bees to swarm it. A creature loses 1
pheromone marker at the end of its turn if it did not take
damage from this spell during that turn.
If the spell has given 10 pheromone markers and does not
deal damage to at least one creature during a round, the
hive vanishes and the spell ends. The spell ends early if you
cast it again.