Gammadoodler
Hero
Sure, partying is not the only way to conspicuously express and share one's joy at the wonders and delights of life.The ideal Ancients Paladin is Sentry on High Rollers. Hopeful, optimistic, always ready to lift another’s spirits. The kind of person whose eyes light up when you tell them about what is important to you, and who lifts you up in the process.
That person can just as easily be a quiet “mom-friend” as a partier.
Okay, but the subclasses are more specific, suggesting a focus on pushing back against a particular kind of being.
And I disagree. There’s no misunderstanding here.
But if you tasked me with finding a "glorious beacon" who "delights in song and laughter, in beauty and art", I would expect to find that person having a "good time" somewhere with other people around, likely trying to help those people have a good time too. I don't think this is unreasonable?
With respect to this subclass, it is not any more specific until the mention of fey and fiends in the specific mechanic. Like if you gave someone the Oaths and had them guess what the Channel Divinity might be, their chances of guessing would be waaaaay smaller than if they were guessing for say Watchers, Vengeance, Conquest or even Glory.
Basically my response to the class feature is "Sure, why not." rather than "Oh, of course."
Thus the disagreement.