Secrets Journal¶

View your discovered secrets, evidence, and investigation chains
Secrets Journal

Track all the secrets you've discovered about NPCs
and the world. Secrets are learned through conversation,
witnessing events, finding evidence, and faction briefings.

Usage:
  secrets                Show all discovered secrets
  secrets <name>         Filter secrets by NPC name

Your journal shows:
  Category     crime, romance, politics, personal, trade
  Sensitivity  How dangerous the secret is (* to *****)
  Source       How you learned it (witnessed, told, etc.)
  Evidence     Physical proof you're carrying [evidence]
  Chains       Multi-step investigations with rewards

Investigation Chains:
  Some secrets connect into multi-step investigations.
  Chains advance automatically as you discover secrets,
  find evidence, and confront NPCs. Progress is shown
  in the secrets journal with step-by-step tracking.

Witness Events:
  Be at the right place at the right time to observe
  NPCs doing things they'd rather keep private. Dawn
  and night are prime times for catching people unaware.

Secrets can be used for blackmail if you have leverage.
Physical evidence items provide a CHA bonus when
confronting the linked NPC.

See also: ?evidence, ?blackmail, ?reputation