5e SRD:Charisma

Charisma
Charisma measures your ability to interact effectively with others. It includes such factors as confidence and eloquence, and it can represent a charming or commanding personality.

Charisma Checks
A Charisma check might arise when you try to influence or entertain others, when you try to make an impression or tell a convincing lie, or when you are navigating a tricky social situation. The, , , and skills reflect aptitude in certain kinds of Charisma checks.

Other Charisma Checks. The GM might call for a Charisma check when you try to accomplish tasks like the following:


 * Find the best person to talk to for news, rumors, and gossip
 * Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of conversation

Spellcasting Ability
,, , and use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.