You can play a high perception character to get all secrets and level up persuasion for dialogue options (no need more than 80 persuasion). There are some Will cheks in expedition, but only psions will raise that stat. If you metagame a bit, you can still get mostly all secrtes with 3 start perception, so playing a high will and persuasive psionic will be best for you. Also high will is a synergy for persuasion