Haggle is the gentle art of the deal, and comes into play when The Player wishes to obtain a better bargain for their goods and services. The Skill level is based upon Willpower (WP).
Training[]
- Haggle Apprentice: The merchant's mark-up is reported to the character
- Trainer: Most Gnome Shopkeepers
- Trainer: The tailors in Tarant and Black Root
- Trainer: Laura the housekeeper, before moving to Madam Lil's brothel
- Haggle Expert: Merchants will buy almost anything, even things they normally would not
- Trainer: Bartenders
- Haggle Master: Merchants will sell items marked "Not for Sale"
- Trainer: J. M. Morant at Grant's Tavern in Tarant
- Quest: Acquire Ten Thousand Gold Pieces
Uses[]
- Better prices when buying and selling goods
- More opportunities to sell goods
- More options for negotiating quest rewards
Modifiers to Haggle[]
- Items:
- Lucky Medallion: gives +1/20
- Ring of Influence: gives +3/20 (magick)
- Blessings:
- Blessing of Kerlin: gives +4/20
- Blessing of Kai'tan: gives +4/20 (overrides Kerlin's Blessing)
- Races:
- Gnomes: gives +2/20
- Backgrounds:
- Apprenticed to a Shopkeeper: gives +3/20
- Feral Child: removes -1/20
- Barbarian: removes -2/20
- Disenfranchised Gnome: removes -2/20 (negates the Gnome racial bonus)
- Only Child: removes -2/20
Mechanics[]
- When shopping, the Haggle skill is passive
- When negotiating Quest Rewards, the player attempts to use new dialogue branches with higher rewards
Notes[]
- High level and training in Haggle can substantially reduce the purchase price of a boat in Black Root, which is a possible partial solution to the Find Nasrudin Quest