Niara I strongly disagree, it is absolutely necessary. I cant really think of any paladin Ive read about who didnt have a deity, on the other hand every Paladin, Paladin order etc I have seen mentioned are dedicated to a deity. In the case of Paladin orders, there are sometimes a mix of worship, but they all worship 1 deity. Just because WoTC have gone mad doesnt mean Larian should.
Heck the paladins at the raided tavern in BG3 are Paladins of "Tyr" and/or someone else (wont spoil it here).
In terms of Spell Focus they NEED a spell focus unless they go around collecting ingredients. Guess what that spell focus is? Its a HOLY SYMBOL! Ie. Holy symbol of Lathander, Torm, Waukeen etc.
Wotc didnt say in explicitly in the book because I guess they wanted to give players a choice. Well ok, its a choice that makes absolutely no sense to make imo. Even if you havent chosen a deity (i.e character isnt aware) you are still granted powers by a deity, that deity should still be chosen either by the player or by the DM.
PS: Oathbreaking in my experience is not just breaking the oath youve chosen it can just as easily be breaking the tenets of the Deity or the Paladin virtues multiple times. Those are not Rules directly in 5E anymore, but they are certainly implied.
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"They say he who smelt it dealt it." Sooo technically... this burnt corpse is your fault officer."
