Etiquette

Step

 * Rank+CHA

Action

 * Sustained

Strain

 * 0

Skill Use

 * Yes (Novice)

Description

 * Etiquette is the art of proper behavior in social situations and can be extremely important—improper behavior may be punished by responses ranging from the scorn of nobles to beheading at the hands of enraged ork scorchers. The adept observes the surrounding culture for a minute, then makes an Etiquette test against the Difficulty Number of knowing the proper behavior for a given social situation. The base Difficulty Number is 5, with the gamemaster modifying the target depending on how unfamiliar the adept is with that culture. The Difficulty Number is typically increased by +3 for each differing aspect. Typical sources for modification include different social standing, different race, a foreign land with different customs, and so on.
 * If successful, the number of successes alters the reaction of observers. A single success means observers believe the adept possesses the rudiments of proper behavior; two successes means those same people approve of the adept’s manners; three or more successes so impresses observers with the adept’s manners that their Attitude toward him improves by one degree (to a maximum of Friendly). The effect lasts for a number of days equal to the adept’s Etiquette rank or until the social situation ends, whichever comes first.