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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9063395" data-attributes="member: 6801228">They are the only things that matter. They are the only difference. You haven't articulated any other possible difference between "use a bonus action to spend a spell slot to activate divine smite" and "use a bonus action to cast divine smite". If they are just "inconvenient extras" then the change shouldn't matter, because they are the only thing that has changed.No it isn't, but whatever.If you can't prove it either way, then both things are equally true. Your's doesn't get special treatment.Wow... you just aren't even trying, are you? Here is what I saidAnd you thought I was talking about Silence? How is me specifically asking about Counter-spell talking about Silence?Which has nothing to do with the paladin, and you have now stated that this isn't a problem for your game. So... seriously, other than "I don't like it" do you have any... reasons? Because you have now stated that the bonus action isn't a problem and counter-spell isn't a problem, leaving only silence and anti-magic as "problems" with this change... which you have also claimed are just "inconvenient extras" not actually problems.Right, the poor paladin who is so terrible at melee combat is getting screwed because they must rely on their terrible melee capabilities. That makes sense. And, really? 2d8+mods is 5th level. 2d10+1d4+3d8+mods is 11th level with polearm master. You likely skipped the part where I said "depending on the build and level" so... sword and board at level 5 and polearm master at level 11. I could have increased it, but I think I made a good enough point. You likely aren't going to be encountering very many zones of anti-magic or zones of silence before 5th level, so it is pretty minor.</blockquote>

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