add_secret Console Command

The add_secret command allows you to add a secret to a specific character.

Secrets in CK3 represent hidden information that can be held by a character, which when exposed can cause significant negative effects such as loss of prestige, piety, or relationship with other characters.

To use this command, you need to input it in the console window. You need to specify the secret id that you want to add and the character ID to which you want to add the secret. The structure generally looks like this:

add_secret [secret id] [character id]

If you don't specify any character ID after the secret ID, the secret will be added to your player character. However, you can specify two character IDs like this:

add_secret [secret id] [character id 1] [character id 2]

In this case, a secret will be created that is held by the two specified characters.

This command is useful for players who want to create scenarios or stories within their game.

For instance, if you want to role-play a situation where your character has a secret that could cause political unrest, you could use this command to create the secret and then unveil it at the right moment.

Secrets

When characters engage in actions that are either illegal or socially unacceptable, they accumulate secrets. These secrets can be unearthed either through random events or by assigning the task of 'Find Secrets' to the Spymaster.

Upon discovering a secret, the character has two potential courses of action.

1. They can choose to reveal the secret, which will impose negative consequences on the target, the severity of which depends on the nature of the secret. 2. Alternatively, they can choose to blackmail the target. If the target succumbs to the blackmail, the character will receive a Weak Hook for a shunned secret and a Strong Hook for a criminal secret. If the target resists the blackmail, the secret will be disclosed. If the Dynasty has the 4th Coterie legacy, secrets can be shared among members of the same House.