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! Target {{Anchor|Rapport }} !! Example !! DC Modifier

| Rushing a 10 -minute action to a 1 -minute action || align="center" | −10

| Rushing a 1 -minute action to a 5 -round action || align="center" | −5

| Rushing a 5 -round action to a 2 -round action || align="center" | −5

| Rushing a 2 -round action to a 1 -round action || align="center" | −5

| Rushing a 1 -round action to a full-round action || align="center" | −3

You may push an agreement onto one target as a 1-minute action. This time is in addition to whatever time was required to offer the agreement in the first place, which may include quite a bit of back and forth from both sides. Once you have presented an agreement and spent the required time pressing it, you make an Affability check against a DC of 13 + the target’s CR + the target’s [[Wis ]] modifier + the target’s rapport with you. Their acceptance of and feelings towards the deal are indicated in the check results below, as well as a minimum amount of time that they will abide by the various types of agreements. If you fail to live up to your part of the agreement (if any) and the target learns of your violation, they may also break the agreement regardless of the time that has passed. They may instead try to convince you to comply, depending on their temperament, the nature of the agreement, and the severity of your violation.

|dc=13 + target’s CR + target’s [[Wisdom ]] mod + target’s rapport modifier|dc+10= They agree to the deal, and feel pretty good about it regardless of how opposed they were initially. They will stick to the terms of the agreement until completed unless given new and substantial reasons to abandon them.|dc+5= They agree to the deal, and feel pretty good about it for a while. They stick to the terms of an agreement for a minimum of 1 day. After this time, they are no longer bound to uphold it after that period and may break, distort, or attempt to re-negotiate if they have reason to or agreed to, such as agreeing to a repugnant deal.|dc+0= They agree to the deal, and feel pretty good about it at first. They will stick to the terms of an agreement for a minimum of 8 hours. After this time, they are no longer bound to uphold it after that period and may break, distort, or attempt to re-negotiate if they have reason to or agreed to, such as agreeing to a repugnant deal. Additionally, their rapport with you decreases one degree if you pushed a repugnant deal.|dc-1= They agree to a favorable or acceptable deal, and feel ok about it at first. They will stick to the terms of an agreement for a minimum of 1 hour. After this time, they are no longer bound to uphold it after that period and may break, distort, or attempt to re-negotiate if they have reason to. Additionally, their rapport with you decreases one degree after this time if you pushed a tolerable deal. If you instead offered a repugnant agreement, they refuse the deal outright.|dc-6= They refuse the deal, regardless of its terms. New terms must be proposed if a deal is to be reached, and they should generally be better for the other side. If you offered a tolerable or repugnant agreement, their rapport with you shifts negatively one degree.

|Haggling is common in the genre and people want to be able to do it, and this ability seems like it would be a good fit for haggling. Its primary function is to get people to agree to things like discounts that they wouldn’t normally agree to, after all. .. and merchants normally wouldn't agree to give discounts, now, would they? But haggling for every item also slows the game down substantially, offers a gear advantage similar to crafting all of your own stuff, and puts the spotlight on a single player while it is happening. As a result, it can be somewhat problematic for games. So while this skill ability can perform the function, it is not a core function of the ability. Instead, it is an optional use of this ability; you should confirm with your DM whether haggling of any sort will be allowed in the game.

If allowed, any attempt to buy an item for less than or equal it what it cost the merchant, or to sell an item to a merchant for more than or equal to they could re-sell it, is considered a repugnant agreement. A discount or increase that lies no more than halfway between the market price and the cost price (25% for most magical gear) is considered a tolerable agreement. There is no favorable agreement, since haggling, by definition, costs the merchant money if he agrees to sell at a lower price or buy at a higher price. Once you have determined the type of deal and are ready to make a check, you use the higher of the merchant's CR or the item’s level to determine the DC of this check.

Use of this ability is a 10-minute action, which must be spent in uninterrupted conversation or shared activity with a creature. The activity or conversation can change as the result of outside circumstances, but it must continue for the full 10 minutes or you must start over at a later time. At the end of that time, you make an Affability check against a DC of 13 + the target’s CR + the target’s [[Wis ]] modifier + the target’s negative [[#Rapport|rapport ]] with you, if any. It is harder to make someone who like you when they already dislike you, but not easier to make them like you more when they already like you. The degree to which you improve your rapport with them is determined by your check result.(Note that a negative rapport is one that applies a ''positive'' modifier to the DC.)

If you are attempting to improve your standing with multiple targets, you must spend the required time with each target and check against them individually. Your check is compared against each of their individual DCs, affecting those with a lower CR first. If you succeed on getting a portion of the group to like you, however, the rest may accept you more readily , even if you do not attempt to gain their favor as well. If you are worried about saying something terrible in front of a well-regarded individual, you can instead impress their friends and allow them to speak well of you.

|dc=13 + the target’s CR + the target’s Wis Wisdom modifier + the target’s negative rapport with you, if any

|dc+0=You positively shift their rapport with you up to 1 stepsstep, but no farther than helpful. You cannot shift a rapport to devoted in this fashion.

Sometimes people try to stab you before you can give them a reason not to. You can delay a hostile creature from attacking you and your allies with just a well -turned phrase. "Delay " is the key word here, as it does not last long and you may not hold an opponent back once the attack has begun.</onlyinclude>

Use of this ability is a standard action. Make an Affability check. The DC for this check is 13 + the EL of the opposing group + the worst rapport with you in the target group. If any leaders of the group have a morale bonus or penalty to [[SRD:Saving Throw|saves ]] or [[SRD:Attack Roll|attacks]], that is also added to the DC. You affect members of the group based on your check result, as indicated below, starting with those members with the lowest CR first. A creature that has already been attacked by you or your allies, or who has already begun to attack you or your allies, is immune to this ability for the remainder of the encounter. They still count as part of the group for the purposes of determining its EL , however, and are affected before any creatures with higher CR.

Affected targets pause their aggression for 2 rounds. Affected targets will not approach within 30 feet (or approach further if they are already within this distance) or take offensive action on their turn. They may take defensive or support actions, however, including maneuvering for position, healing, buffing, and so on. If you wish to delay them after that point, you must succeed on an additional check on your next turn or give them some other reason not to attack, such that they change their mind on their own. Any obvious attempt at escape as well as any obviously aggressive action by you or your affected allies automatically ends this delay, leaving your potential attackers free to do as they like.

|dc+5=You cause all creatures in the group with a CR no greater than your CR - &minus; 1 to delay their aggression for 2 rounds.|dc+0=You cause all creatures in the group with a CR no greater than your CR - &minus; 2 to delay their aggression for 2 rounds.|dc-1=You cause creatures in the group with a CR no greater than your CR - &minus; 4 to delay their aggression for a round, but may not affect more than half of the group.

You've mastered the technique of getting multiple people to go along with a plan at the same time. When you push an agreement, you can try to push it onto a group rather than an individual.</onlyinclude> This functions as the [[Tome of Prowess (3.5e Sourcebook)/Affability#Push an Agreement |Push an Agreement]] ability, except that the DC instead becomes 13 + the group's EL + the highest Wis modifier of someone with authority in the group + the worst rapport modifier of someone in the group with authority. A successful check binds the entire group to the outcome, and will prevent any unconvinced members from trying to sabotage or obstruct the agreement.<onlyinclude>

You don't need one -on -one interaction to convince people that you're a great person, you just need time. When you attempt to Improve Rapport, you can do so with an entire group rather than an individual.</onlyinclude> This functions as the Improve Rapport ability, except that the DC instead becomes 13 + the group's EL + the highest Wis modifier of someone with authority in the group + the worst negative rapport modifier, if any, of someone in the group with authority. A successful check adjusts your rapport with entire group as indicated in the check results.<onlyinclude>