Yeah this and the really regrettable change they did with Racial ability score bonuses, are my two biggest gripes with the game at the moment.
If they reimplemented Racial ability score bonuses (raw form PHB), atleast as an option
and they added deity choice for Paladins. I would be on cloud nine for this game.
As it is, they have soured my expectations/curbed my enthusiasm on the finish line
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Wont go more into Paladin deity choice as I made a long thread about it a few months back.
But it simply makes sense. Paladins get their powers ultimately from Deities or Divine Beings wether you like it or not. Their magic is divine magic.
Furthermore, in SCAG, it clearly states that "most paladins are dedicated to a deity".
Even in the minority of cases, where a paladin is not dedicated to a deity, their powers are still sponsored by a deity or several of them, through the Paladins Oath, they dont materialize out of thin air....
All Larian needs to do to please both parties, is to add a choose deity option i character creation, exact same as Cleric, but with the added option of none. Heck you can have none as default. But the option to choose a deity as a Paladin, NEEDS to be there.
