But the fact you can’t make sense of a paladin not sworn to a god or granted powers by a specific god doesn’t seem a reason to deny those who can the opportunity to play one if they want
while it's in the rules, it's another one of the problems with removing alignment.
Paladins without deities aren't paladins. Period. They're just stoic warriors, I don't care what the rules lawyers say.
I don’t see any necessary connection between alignment and paladins’ relationship to their gods, plus Niara has already clarified in
another thread to a similar point you made that alignment hasn’t been removed from 5e.
And you’re of course free to head canon/homebrew paladins as only godsworn warriors if you like but the fact is the rules are what they are, and however much you disagree it’s at least neither lawful nor good to want to go against them to deny others the enjoyment of playing different kinds of paladin if they wish.
All magic in D&D has a source.
Rules as written is one thing. But thats partly because classes in 5E are made so that you can use them in your own setting.
However if you are going to have The setting be Forgotten Realms/Faerun then you cant ignore The lore. BG3 is set in The forgotten realms. The lore quite clearly states that their powers comes from a deity or deities. Warlocks get their power from their patrons. Sorcerors are basically born with it (sources differ, but all subclasses basically share that fact). Clerics = deity, Wizards study and tap into arcane magic. Rangers and Druids tap it from «Nature» But its actually deities there as well, they are just not necesarilly aware of it. And its The same with Paladins (aware or unaware their powers are given by deity/deities, and they are usually aware).
In terms of BG3 just make it a damn option is all Im saying. Its not head Cannon, its official lore… Your statement saying my way deprives ppl from playing their own type of paladin is sort of a mute point due to The lore. The way it is now it stops people like me from playing The paladin how we want. Which is The original and lore correct way.
Not saying it has to be a forced choice, But it CERTAINLY needs to be an optional one.
