FireLance
Legend
In my view, if he sees the negotiated settlement as a net positive for him, and he thinks he's unlikely to get a better deal, a Diplomacy check isn't even necessary.Plane Sailing said:re: diplomacy - someone doesn't have to like you in order to agree with the negotiated settlement you've proposed.
Getting him to agree to accept a deal that is less than what he thinks he can get, or getting him to think that he isn't going to be able to get a better deal, or making him worry that the deal will be off if he keeps haggling, is where Diplomacy, Bluff or Intimidate comes in.