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#Collection of 4 Negotiation Schools (First Establishment)

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The core has no Negotiation skill schools at all. This extension establishes 4. Replaces the new maneuvers of the core Licensed Surrender Demand / secret art Conciliatory Bribe-Writ.

#§ Scent — The Hundred Branches of Words

Even the same words carry a different weight whether heard in a tea room or heard in a marketplace. Negotiation is the art of handling the weight of words — and the art of handling the seat of that weight.

#§ Law — 4 Schools

#18-02-01. Tea-Ceremony Diplomacy (茶道外交) — Famous School · Japan

In the Sengoku era, diplomacy between daimyo was often conducted in the tea room. Tea-ceremony Masters such as Sen no Rikyu played the role of political arbiter. Within the stillness of a single cup of tea, the fates of a thousand were decided.

  • Addition: tea-ceremony Bearing — during a tea ceremony, Negotiation check +3・Bearing +2.
  • Restriction: tea-ceremony implements (40-02-16) or a tea room are required.
  • Licensed: [stance] Tea-Ceremony Stance: Energy 1. during a tea ceremony, Negotiation +3・Bearing +2.
  • Secret art: [Kata] Stillness of a Single Cup: Energy 4. 1 session. during a tea ceremony, force reconciliation on 1 hostile NPC (1 vs 1 only).
  • Approach: study under a tea-ceremony Master is recommended. suits warrior-house・noble PCs.
  • Play-type: tea ceremony・political diplomacy.

#18-02-02. Commercial-Way Negotiation (商道交涉) — Self-Taught Style · origin-irrelevant

A merchant's negotiation. Haggling・contract・credit. No dojo. Merchant class + Self-Taught Style. Skilled at large-scale deals.

  • Addition: commerce — when negotiating a deal, can adjust the price by ±10%. friendship with a credit NPC +1.
  • Restriction: political・religious negotiation -1.
  • Licensed: [aptitude] Intuition of Haggling: adjust the deal price by ±10%・friendship with a credit NPC +1.
  • Secret art: [Kata] Closing the Big Deal: Energy 4. 1 session. on closing a large-scale deal (50 gwan or more), on a Target Number 7 (2d10 ≥ 7, ≈ 30%) success, gain additional profit or political influence.
  • Approach: Merchant class (04-10) or Self-Taught Style. staying in a marketplace for 5 or more sessions is recommended.
  • Play-type: merchant・dealing.

#18-02-03. Court Manners (宮廷禮儀) — Secret Transmission · Japan·China·the West

The etiquette and manners of the court・royal house. Secret transmission — study under a house or office. The stage of political diplomacy. 1 discourtesy summons the wrath of a thousand.

  • Addition: court Bearing — at a court・diplomatic-envoy seat, Negotiation +2・Bearing +2.
  • Restriction: a commoner・marketplace seat -1.
  • Licensed: [aptitude] Court Intuition: at court, Negotiation +2・Bearing +2・automatically identify etiquette violations.
  • Secret art: [Kata] Diplomatic Ceremony: Energy 4. 1 session. when conducting a diplomatic ceremony, strengthen both sides' alliance (friendship +2).
  • Approach: study under a warrior-house・noble house or office. common to Japan・China・the West.
  • Play-type: court diplomacy・politics.

#18-02-04. Foreign-Barbarian Negotiation (外夷交涉) — Foreign School · multilingual diplomacy

Cultural origin: negotiation with foreign cultural spheres. Interpretation・multilingualism・acknowledgment of cultural difference. Japanese diplomatic envoys・Nanban traders・Arab caravans all learn it. Links with the multilingual-negotiation rules of the 50-04 foreign-invitation scenario.

  • Addition: multilingualism — when negotiating with a foreign NPC +2・automatically avoid cultural clashes.
  • Restriction: no bonus for a fellow-countryman・same-region NPC.
  • Licensed: [aptitude] Intuition of Interpretation: foreign NPC negotiation +2・multilingual check +2.
  • Secret art: [Kata] Cultural Bridge: Energy 4. 1 session. deep friendship with 1 foreign NPC (friendship +3・alliance possible).
  • Approach: the foreign-Adaptation general technique or a foreign-origin background. learning Interpretation is recommended.
  • Play-type: diplomatic envoy・interpretation bridge.
  • Related: 50-04 Scenario Part 3 multilingual-negotiation rules.

#§ Design Perspective

  • Distribution of 4 schools: Renowned 1 + Self 1 + Secret 1 + Foreign 1 — a balance of 4 types.
  • Stage specialization: tea room・marketplace・court・foreign — 4 different negotiation stages.
  • Newly established Licensed・secret arts: the new maneuvers of the core Surrender Demand・Conciliatory Bribe-Writ.
  • Direct 50-04 linkage: 18-02-04 can integrate directly with the multilingual-negotiation rules of the 50-04 scenario.

"Words are free. But by the seat, the weight of freedom differs."