Panjumanju wrote:
Etiquette is usually a completely different thing from Verbal Manipulation, which is a fast talking idea, where Etiquette is manners, diplomacy, courtly ritual, and tact. Etiquette is part of what makes social interaction in FotN more complex than "roll Charisma I guess".
//Panjumanju
That’s a pretty good explanation and I hadn’t thought of using it that way. I’ve mostly been thinking of verbal manipulation as the FOTN analog of persuasion in 5e. I actually rather like this explanation.