# Acolyte *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 178. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*  - **Ability Scores.** Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma - **Feat.** [Magic Initiate](magic-initiate-xphb.md) (Cleric) - **Skill Proficiencies.** [Insight](skills.md#Insight), [Religion](skills.md#Religion) - **Tool Proficiency.** [Calligrapher's Supplies](calligraphers-supplies-xphb.md) - **Equipment.** Choose A or B: (A) [Calligrapher's Supplies](calligraphers-supplies-xphb.md), [Book (prayers)](book-xphb.md), [Holy Symbol](holy-symbol-xphb.md), [Parchment](parchment-xphb.md) (10 sheets), [Robe](robe-xphb.md), 8 GP; or (B) 50 GP You devoted yourself to service in a temple, either nestled in a town or secluded in a sacred grove. There you performed rites in honor of a god or pantheon. You served under a priest and studied religion. Thanks to your priest's instruction and your own devotion, you also learned how to channel a modicum of divine power in service to your place of worship and the people who prayed there.