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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 9405935" data-attributes="member: 6750235">That's where the concern comes up.  If we look at that steed as iconic to paladins then we're harming that iconic image by giving it to not paladins earlier.  Moving the cool factor from one class to another might look good on one end but not necessarily on the other.Yes, it is taking those options off the table.  That begs the question of why taking those options off the table might be a consideration.  Those options might be good for the bard but they can also negatively impact the enjoyment of another class so a line gets drawn at some point.  I play mostly bards and have for every edition.  I can see why this might affect someone else's enjoyment of playing paladins when bards are in the party taking iconic paladin abilities like the steed.  If you were the paladin player instead of the bard player can we agree you might see this too?I'm all for expressing our own takes.  I don't believe we can accommodate that within the rules for every possible take, neither do I believe we should try when I don't think we'll ever please everyone.Others have already pointed this out, but font of inspiration is still a short rest recharge on bardic inspiration.  Changing it to an hour duration to use, changing it to give up to 2 instead of 1 and a couple levels earlier, and allowing for spending spell slots for inspiration are improvements.</blockquote>