Whispers in the Walls

Required	Spider Discipline 2
Target Area	Local region (village, district, or guild)
Duration	Passive / 24 Hours
Action	Special
Cost	1 Mana (Active)
Effect	Passive: You are skilled at planting rumors, setting narrative traps, and disassociating your name from the words you spread. When you disseminate rumors, shift blame, or craft misinformation using Deception or Gather Information, your influence cannot be traced back to you without magical means or direct witness. Gain a +2 bonus to Deception when attempting to obscure the source of any statement, idea, or accusation. Active: You plant a targeted falsehood or manipulated narrative into a specific group or region. Choose a plausible idea, fear, or suspicion (e.g., "the baron is cursed," "mages are abducting children," "a bounty hunter is coming for the gang"). Roll Deception + Spider Rank vs. a flat difficulty determined by the Storyteller (typical: 2–4). On success, the narrative spreads over the next 24 hours, treated as general rumor. Most who hear it will consider it possibly true unless they succeed on a Sense Motive vs. your original Deception check. This rumor can shift attitudes, create confusion, or frame others, but will not become lasting belief unless reinforced through story.