Diplomacy
From Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Official Wiki
Diplomacy is a skill that gives heroes a chance to pay and recruit enemy neutral squads instead of fighting them, provided that their army is strong enough to intimidate them into doing so.
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Basic Diplomacy Provides a chance of neutral squads offering to join the hero's army for Gold instead of fighting them. |
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Advanced Diplomacy Provides a chance of neutral squads offering to join the hero's army for Gold instead of fighting them. +25% Persuasion Power in Diplomacy. |
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Larger Than Life Neutral squads view the hero's army as +25% more powerful than it is, increasing the chance that they will join or flee. This bonus is doubled if the hero knows Battlecraft. |
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Eloquence –75% to the cost of surrendering. |
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Folk Hero +50% Persuasion Power in Diplomacy with neutral squads from the hero's faction. |
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Expert Diplomacy Provides a chance of neutral squads offering to join the hero's army for Gold instead of fighting them. +50% Persuasion Power in Diplomacy. |
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Art of the Deal Neutral squads take –15% Gold to recruit. This bonus is doubled if the hero knows Economy. |
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Vagrant Army Friendly creatures with neutral affinity gain an additional +100% of the hero’s Attack and Defense to their Attack and Defense. |
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Negotiator +20% to the number of units from neutral squads joining the hero's army. |
Skill Synergies
Knowing Diplomacy will give the following benefits to other sub-skills:
 Advanced Recruitment
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 Veterans
Tier-4 creature growth in all your cities increases by 2. This bonus is doubled if the Hero knows Diplomacy. | |
 Expert Defense
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 Wizard Contract
Friendly units take -10% Magic Damage. This bonus is doubled if the Hero knows Diplomacy. | |
Artifact Effects
Holy Sigil of Insara grants all unlearned Diplomacy subskills, as well as those of Leadership, Insight and Tactics.
