# Entertainer *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 180* ![](Mechanics/CLI/backgrounds/img/entertainer.webp#right) - **Ability Scores.** Strength, Dexterity, Charisma - **Feat.** [Musician](Mechanics/CLI/feats/musician-xphb.md) - **Skill Proficiencies.** [Acrobatics](Mechanics/CLI/rules/skills.md#Acrobatics), [Performance](Mechanics/CLI/rules/skills.md#Performance) - **Tool Proficiency.** Choose one kind of [Musical Instrument](Mechanics/CLI/items/musical-instrument-xphb.md) - **Equipment.** Choose A or B: (A) [Musical Instrument](Mechanics/CLI/items/musical-instrument-xphb.md) (same as above), [2 Costumes](Mechanics/CLI/items/costume-xphb.md), [Mirror](Mechanics/CLI/items/mirror-xphb.md), [Perfume](Mechanics/CLI/items/perfume-xphb.md), [Traveler's Clothes](Mechanics/CLI/items/travelers-clothes-xphb.md), 11 GP; or (B) 50 GP You spent much of your youth following roving fairs and carnivals, performing odd jobs for musicians and acrobats in exchange for lessons. You may have learned how to walk a tightrope, how to play a [lute](Mechanics/CLI/items/lute-xphb.md) in a distinct style, or how to recite poetry with impeccable diction. To this day, you thrive on applause and long for the stage.