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Negotiation

Characteristic
Presence
Category
General Skill

Description

Negotiation is formal bargaining — haggling over prices, brokering deals, and finding mutually acceptable terms between two parties with competing interests.

Common Uses

  • Haggling over the price of goods or a job
  • Brokering a deal between two factions
  • Talking down a price on the black market
  • Formal contract or treaty discussions

Notes

Where Charm and Coercion are about influencing a person's feelings, Negotiation is about influencing terms and outcomes in a transactional sense.