Quote Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius View Post
Ha, I just got an audacious proposal without even using Force Diplomacy. Ipsos had gone rebel (courtesy of my spies and assassins) and after a long war I was at peace with the Seleukids. They sent a scratch force to recover Phrygia, and I attacked them so I could take the settlement myself. Next turn they send a diplomat asking for a ceasefire. Not being particularly interested, I ask for Mazaka in return for a ceasefire (so I can make Kappodokia a client kingdom). They say yes (!) so I now have it. Though they have now sent a near-full-stack to recover it.
The AS often seems to be a diplomatic pushover in the early game. If they started the war, then they generally accept a ceasefire after a serious reversal, and can often be talked into giving up settlements or cash. As the Hai, I've received Karkathiokerta from them in exchange for a ceasefire, even though they had a large garrison in there that my horse archers didn't stand a chance against.