Ah yes, if my Paladin has acrobatics and wis and Int saves, they’re totally not a Paladin anymore. Might as well play GURPS or whatever, because all these class features that only Paladins have just don’t define the character enough to be worth using if we abandon class skills and saves!
that’s sarcasm, in case it wasn’t clear.
I love sarcasm! Here's another game I like to play called Further Down The Rabbit Hole!...
DM: (responding to your circus paladin) Ok, you can take background <x> or <y> to get Acrobatics. At least that gives a bit of an idea why your paladin is different. And I guess the saves won't hurt anything...
Player 2: Oh! We can do that? Then I want to have Stealth and Thievery for my cleric, and add Dex saves too.
Player 3: Hey! I'm playing a rogue here! What if I trade backstab for cleric spells instead? Wait.. can I do that?
DM: Umm...
Player 4: Well, I`m changing my fighter to a paladin now so I can get spells, but I want her to have the same Fighter skills. She's basically a righteous fighter with divine powers.
DM: So, a Paladin?
Player 4: No, a Fighter! But I want to use the paladin class.
DM: <leaves>