Larian Studios Forums Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis (English) Help/Tips/Tricks Spoiler: Question about first "secret"

I have read there was a secret in starting area, I have found the hidden chest and now I'm looking for the key.

I search around the goblins firecamp in training area but could not find the key.

What's the trick? How are working secrets in general? Should you trigger some dialog option to make some item spawn in the game?

Yes that is correct. most often, you will need to mindread someone to get a secret location to be revealed... this will often result in a key being visible, or sometimes its a weapon or pouch of coins.

Ok thank you, that's the point. I suppose the best is to read mind of anybody you met, the problem will be to not forget who you already read the mind.

Good point.
Actually I was wondering.....is it worthwhile to mindread someone more than once?

if mindreading is not worth that much experience is low... random thoughts = 300exp (mindreading 1 i think) the higher the experience the better the result (not always)

It worth is only in limited amount of cases.
Also, Fend - that chest isn't the only secret there.

@stubble... usually u can't mindread a person more than once. and if the option appears again, it's probably 'cos he's got something new on his mind.

The MAnual of Divinity II says about Mindreading:
"...some minds are stronger than others and so, more XP needed to read it ..!"
So, when Mindreading costs for example 1 or 33 XP, it also CAN possible a very good thing!

And in Farglow you can do a quest for the shopkeeper ..I forgot his name, but he read gladly many books (hint hint ) ...

I mindread most of al NPC's!