Persuasion

Persuasion is a Charisma-based skill used almost exclusively for dialogue ability checks. Persuasion also affects the prices offered by traders alongside their Attitude value towards the party member talking to them.

“

Turn on the charm. Coax and cajole.

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— In-game skill description

Proficiency

Characters who are proficient in Persuasion can add their proficiency bonus when making  Ability Checks.

The following backgrounds grant proficiency in Persuasion:

•  Guild Artisan
•  Noble

The following classes can choose to select Persuasion as a skill proficiency at level 1:

•  Bard
•  Cleric
•  Paladin
•  Rogue
•  Sorcerer

Warlocks who choose the  Beguiling Influence as an Eldritch Invocation gain proficiency in Persuasion and Deception.

Partial-illithid characters who unlock  Illithid Expertise gain expertise (and proficiency) in Persuasion, Deception, and Intimidation checks.

Uses

• Used in dialogue.
• Helps determine the price of goods sold to and bought from merchants. See Trading and item pricing for full details.

Ways to boost or penalize

Raising or lowering Charisma also boosts or penalises the Charisma modifier (and therefore Persuasion modifier) by 1 at every even number, up or down.

Equipment and items

Name	Bonus or Penalty	Notes
Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Acid  Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Fire  Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Frost  Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Lightning  Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Poison	Advantage	Intimidation and Persuasion checks
Elixir of Halfling Luck	Advantage	All ability checks
Elixir of Human Versatility	Proficiency	All skills
Envoy's Amulet	+2	To an ally for 10 turns (via  Voice of the Circle)
Jannath's Hat	Advantage	Deception and Persuasion checks
Mutilated Carapace	Advantage	Deception and Persuasion checks
Ring of Geniality	+1	Deception and Persuasion checks
Shapeshifter's Boon Ring	+1d4	All ability checks while shapeshifted or disguised
The Pointy Hat	+Int modifier
Tyrannical Jackboots	+1	All Charisma ability checks

Actions and spells

Name	Bonus or Penalty	Notes
Animal Friendship	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue (beast only)
Arcane Shot: Beguiling Arrow	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue
Ascendant Bite	-1 (target) +1 (user)	All ability checks
Astral Knowledge: Charisma	Proficiency	All Charisma skills
Bardic Inspiration  Combat Inspiration	+1d6 +1d8 +1d10	Next ability check
Bend Luck: Ability Check Bonus	+1d4	All ability checks
Bestow Curse: Charisma Disadvantage	Disadvantage	All Charisma ability checks
Bolstering Magic: Boon	+1d4	All ability checks
Charm Person	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue
Contagion: Flesh Rot	Disadvantage	All Charisma ability checks
Cosmic Omen: Ability Check	+1d6	All ability checks
Cutting Words	-1d6	All ability checks
Dominate Beast	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue (beast only)
Dominate Person	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue (humanoid only)
Eagle's Splendour	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks
Fey Presence: Beguiling	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue
Friends	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue
Guidance	+1d4	All ability checks
Hex (Charisma)	Disadvantage	All Charisma ability checks
Hypnotic Gaze	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue
Improved Bardic Inspiration	+1d12	Next ability check
Instinctive Charm	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue
Knowledge of the Ages: Charisma	Proficiency	All Charisma skills
Mantle of Inspiration	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue
Panache	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue
Tadpole Charm	Advantage	All Charisma ability checks in dialogue
Vampire Bite	-1 (target) +1 (user)	All ability checks

Other sources

Name	Bonus or Penalty	Notes
Aura of Possibility	+10	All ability checks
Bliss Spores	+1d6	All ability checks
Blood-draw Sickness	-1	All ability checks
Dark One's Own Luck	+1d10	All ability checks once per short rest
Drunk	Disadvantage	All Dexterity and Charisma ability checks
Favourable Beginnings	+Proficiency Bonus	First attack roll/persuasion check/deception check against a target
Fetcher's Favour	1d4	All Charisma ability checks
Flesh Rot	Disadvantage	All Charisma ability checks
Hoots' Hooch: Beast Tongue	Disadvantage	All Charisma ability checks (beast only)
Jack of All Trades	Proficiency bonus/2	All ability checks without proficiency
Rotting	Disadvantage	All Charisma ability checks
Tongue of Madness	Disadvantage	All Charisma ability checks