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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8395361" data-attributes="member: 72555">So, if you are going to make a spell less paladin, I'd not "steal features from another subclass" and "make the non-spell features more out of balance" as the approach.Find something mechanically and thematically interesting to hang the replaced utility/power with.Like, imagine if the Paladin has a Wrath state.  Each time you hit a creature or take damage, you roll your Wrath die, and can keep the old Wrath state or replace it.You can expend your Wrath to do something different for each side of the die.  This may also require another resource, like Grace.Grace: A Paladin has 2 Grace per level.  They regain Grace at the end of a long rest.Lay on  Hands: As an action, you can touch an adjacent creature and expend up to 1 Grace per Paladin level.  The creature heals 5 HP for every Grace expended.Wrath: A Paladin can enter a state of Wrath when they hit a creature with a weapon attack or take damage or as an action.  Roll your 1d8 Wrath die.  If you are already in a state of Wrath, you can stay in the old state of Wrath or enter the new state.  When your Wrath State ability is triggered, you leave your Wrath state.You can enter a state of Wrath up to your proficiency bonus times before taking a short rest.  Changing your Wrath state does not count towards this limit.State 1: When you Lay on Hands, you gain temporary HP equal to the amount it heals that last for 1 minute.  The next time you take damage while you have these temporary HP, the creature who dealt that damage takes radiant damage equal to your remaining temporary HP, and those temporary HP are lost.State 2: Your next attack score a critical hit on a 19-20 and has advantage.  If your attack hits, you deal an extra 2d8+proficiency bonus radiant damage.State 3: The next time you hit with an attack, or as an action, up to the nearest proficiency bonus creatures must make a wisdom save (DC 8+charisma+proficiency bonus) or become frightened of you.  At the end of each of their turns they can repeat this save, but they have disadvantage if you are proficient in intimidation and can see you.  Creatures who succeed at such a save are immune to this effect for 24 hours.State 4: As a bonus action you can gain an insight into a foes sins and weaknesses.  They must make a charisma save (DC 8+proficiency bonus+your charisma bonus).  If they fail, you have advantage on attacks, and ability checks and saving throws against them until you fail an attack, ability check or saving throw.etcMaybe these are too spell like.  But, ya know, something mechanical and thematic to hang stuff on.You can also start off with 1d4 and level up to 1d6/1d8/1d10/1d12 at higher levels, with more powerful Wrath states at higher rolls.</blockquote>

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