action_abbr: '3'
area: 30-foot radius, 100-foot-cylinder
cast: '|3| material, somatic, verbal'
components:
- Material
- Somatic
- Verbal
descr: "Violent winds and a powerful downdraft fill the area, forming a cyclone. All\
  \ flying creatures in the area descend 40 feet. The entire area is greater difficult\
  \ terrain for Flying creatures, and difficult terrain for creatures on the ground\
  \ or Climbing. Any creature that ends its turn Flying within the area descends 20\
  \ feet. Any creature pushed into a surface by this spell's winds takes bludgeoning\
  \ damage as though it had fallen. \n\nThe squares at the outside vertical edges\
  \ of the cylinder prevent creatures from leaving. These squares are greater difficult\
  \ terrain, and a creature attempting to push through must succeed at an Athletics\
  \ check or Acrobatics check to Maneuver in Flight against your spell DC to get through.\
  \ A creature that fails ends its current action but can try again."
duration: sustained up to 1 minute
has_been_manually_proofread: true
level: 8
name: Punishing Winds
range: 100 feet
req: null
source:
- abbr: CRB
  page_start: 361
  page_stop: 361
targets: null
traditions:
- Primal
traits:
- Air
- Evocation
trigger: null
type: Spell