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Plain-language glossary

The terms CK3 modding uses, in everyday words.

Event: A pop-up moment in someone's story: a title, a paragraph of text, and the choices the player can make.
Option (choice): A button the player clicks on an event. Each option can change things and lead to the next event.
Story start: The event that kicks off your story in-game. Mark at least one so your mod actually fires.
Trigger (condition): A requirement that must be true for an event or choice to appear - e.g. "is an adult" or "has at least 100 gold".
Effect (outcome): Something that happens when a choice is taken - e.g. gain prestige, lose stress, add a trait.
Trait: A label on a character (brave, scholar, your own custom ones). Tracked traits show a vanilla XP progress bar with steps.
Modifier: A temporary buff on a person or county for a set number of days — not a physical item and not a permanent trait.
Artifact: A physical item a character owns and can equip (sword, crown, relic). Unlike traits (permanent labels) or modifiers (temporary buffs). Requires Royal Court DLC.
Wear and tear: Whether an artifact slowly loses condition over time or stays perfect forever.
Scope ("who"): Which character an effect applies to. root is the person the event is about; scope:recipient is the targeted character of an interaction.
Hook / on-action: The in-game moment that launches a start event - e.g. "every year", "on marriage", "when a child is born".
Decision & Interaction: Optional ways for the player to start your event on purpose: a Decision (in the decisions menu) or an Interaction (right-click another character).
Mod ID / namespace: The short technical name (letters, numbers, underscores) used for your mod's folder and to keep your event IDs unique. Pick it once and forget it.
Raw script: An escape hatch for advanced users to type CK3 code by hand. You can ignore it - the form covers the common cases.
Localization: The text players read. The tool writes this for you from the titles, descriptions and choices you type.

N	New event
L	Auto-layout graph
F	Fit graph to view
Ctrl+C	Copy selected graph events
Ctrl+V	Paste events at view center
Ctrl+D	Duplicate selected graph events
Shift + drag	Box-select events on graph
Ctrl + click	Add/remove event from selection
Right-click	Graph context menu (copy, paste, group, …)
Delete	Delete selected event(s) or link
?	Show this help
Esc	Close dialogs
Ctrl+S	Save project
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z / Ctrl+Y	Redo

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