Hawk Diesel
Adventurer
We have very different outlooks on both game mechanics and aspects of Eberron, @Hawk Diesel !
Also, it was an archer Paladin, not an archfey Paladin. That’s gonna benefit strongly from a purpose built subclass or some kind of variant feature.
Ugh, I read Archfey for some reason, lol. My mistake. And it does seem like we differ, but that's cool. I agree with the Seeker. I was considering mostly Emerald Claw, but you give some good examples for existing paladin oaths that could work for less indoctrinated Seekers. I also agree, when you think of things like Karrnathi Bone Knights there isn't a perfect match for what that would look like mechanically. I also don't think a paladin archer is a really good idea. At least not one that can use existing smite mechanics on ranged weapon attacks.
But as you said, we differ a bit on our outlooks. New mechanics to represent a concept is neat, but I don't find it absolutely necessary in order to enjoy the game when set in Eberron.