Editing 40d:Broker skills

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'''Broker skills''' are the "social interaction" skills used by the outpost [[broker]] to conduct [[trade|trades]]. They are:


* '''Conversationalist'''
* '''Comedian'''
* '''Flatterer'''
* '''[[Intimidator]]'''
* '''[[Broker skills#Judge of intent|Judge of intent]]'''
* '''Liar'''
* '''Negotiator'''
* '''Persuader'''

These skills are gained by:
* Successful trades at the [[trade depot]]. Multiple experience gains from a single trade session are possible.
* Finalizing an export agreement. 

Some, but not all are also increased by:
* Attending [[Party|parties]].
* Meeting and talking with friends and other dwarves.

Notable ways through which they are '''not''' gained include:
* Proposing an unsuccessful trade at the depot (except Judge of Intent).
* Offering goods to foreign traders.
* Simply being assigned as the broker noble.
* Sitting around at the depot, whether there are traders there or not.
* Liaison meeting steps that occur before the export agreement. 

All but Judge of Intent and Negotiator have requisite [[personality trait]]s, threshold values that must be met to allow a skill to be increased.

* '''Conversationalist''' - requires [[Personality trait|GREGARIOUSNESS]] > 40.
* '''Comedian''' - requires [[Personality trait|SELF_CONSCIOUSNESS]] < 76.
* '''Flatterer''' - requires [[Personality trait|STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS]] < 61.
* '''[[Intimidator]]''' - requires [[Personality trait|COOPERATIVE]] < 61.
* '''Liar''' - requires [[Personality trait|STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS]] < 41.*
* '''Persuader''' - requires [[Personality trait|ASSERTIVENESS]] > 40.

:''(* Note that the Liar and [[Consoler]] skill are mutually exclusive.

It's possible to give a dwarf any of these skills at [[embark]], but they cannot later increase experience in them if they do not meet the [[personality trait]] requirements.

==Judge of intent==
This skill is improved by:

* Proposing an unsuccessful trade at the depot
* Meeting with a [[Liaison]]

At Novice or better skill, the trade dialog will include an extra line about the traders' mood. The messages are:

* "the merchant seems ecstatic with the trading" 
* "the merchant seems happy with the trading", 
* "the merchant is pleased with the trading", 
* "is willing to trade" (neutral)
* "is rapidly losing patience"
* "is not having much more of this"
* "refuses to trade"

This information is important for two reasons: the better the mood of the merchants, the cheaper deal will be accepted.  Also, if the lowest level is ever reached, the traders will pack up and go home and you can't trade anymore with this caravan. However, once a broker has a couple levels of this, it seems to be 100% accurate, or nearly so.

Note: A Stunned dwarf loses the benefits of this skill.


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'''See also:'''
:* [[Appraiser]]
:* [[Personality trait]]

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