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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8699407" data-attributes="member: 6877472">It would blur the line between Paladins and Clerics, which is already fairly thin in 5e.&nbsp; Both can theoretically wield the same weapons and armor, neither is better than the other with regards to raw weaponskill, both are divinely empowered, and some Clerics even get a smite ability (even if it lacks the raw power of burning spell slots for damage).Paladins still have unique mechanics, but the difference in the narrative between a Cleric of Torm and a Paladin of Torm is fairly indistinct.I'm really of two minds here- I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be kosher for the Cleric, if Bladesingers exist, but it does feed into discussions about the place of martial archetypes in the game if you can do everything a martial can do and cast 9th level spells.The game is already heading in that direction, but whether it should be, is the real question.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 8699407, member: 6877472"] It would blur the line between Paladins and Clerics, which is already fairly thin in 5e. Both can theoretically wield the same weapons and armor, neither is better than the other with regards to raw weaponskill, both are divinely empowered, and some Clerics even get a smite ability (even if it lacks the raw power of burning spell slots for damage). Paladins still have unique mechanics, but the difference in the narrative between a Cleric of Torm and a Paladin of Torm is fairly indistinct. I'm really of two minds here- I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be kosher for the Cleric, if Bladesingers exist, but it does feed into discussions about the place of martial archetypes in the game if you can do everything a martial can do [B]and [/B]cast 9th level spells. The game is already heading in that direction, but whether it should be, is the real question. [/QUOTE]

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