Now, the Glory paladin, formerly known as the Heroism paladin. (I have to admit, Glory is a better name than Heroism)
First, the extra prepared spell list (I will only comment on them if the spell list changed, and list how):
Level 1 Spells: It was Expeditious Retreat, and it became Heroism.
Level 2 Spells: It was Enthrall and became Magic Weapon
Level 3 Spells: No change
Level 4 Spells: No change
Level 5 Spells: It was Conjure Volley and became Flame Strike
So, only 3 spells changed. I think it was for the best. Heroism, Magic Weapon, Flame Strike are all obvious spells for this subclass.
Second, the Channel Divinity Options were Peerless Athlete, which gave you advantage on Athletics and Acrobatic checks for 10 minutes, which stayed the same name, had all the same benefits, but increased weight capacity, and jumping. The UA version had a Legendary Strike Channel Divinity that gave you critical hits with weapon attacks on a 19 or 20 by activating as a bonus action. This was replaced with Inspiring Smite, which you can use when you use a divine smite, and you can give temporary hit points to allies and yourself, divided however you like, the amount of which equals 2d8 + your paladin level. They're both nice abilities, but I personally preferred Legendary Strike, and am sad to see it go.
Third, the level 7 ability. In the Heroism Paladin, you had a strange ability that triggered when you knocked a creature to 0 hit points or scored a critical hit. When this activated, you could heal allies and frighten enemies, limited to an amount of creatures equal to you CHA bonus. This was strange, and I'm not sad that it changed into the Aura of Alacrity. This aura increases your speed by 10 feet, and allies who are near you have their speed increased temporarily by 10 feet.
Fourth, the Glorious Defense. This ability mainly stayed the same, where you can add your charisma modifier to an attack to try to block it, and then as the same reaction, attack the attacker if the attack misses. This works similarly to a shield spell, but requires no spell slots, is not limited in any way as far as the amount of times in a day you can use it, and is better than shield, because it can't be counterspelled, isn't magical, is free, and lets you attack. In the previous version, it only worked in defending yourself, but now it functions when an ally within 10 feet of you is attacked.
This ability is good, and the attack that is triggered can be a ranged attack, so in the case that you're a paladin that uses a thrown weapon, if the attacker is far away, you can attack them. If you are for some reason a paladin that uses a bow or crossbow, you can use this ability to trigger that attack.
Fifth, the capstone ability. Previously named Living Myth, now named Living Legend (I prefer the new name. It's better). So, it's a bonus action to activate, and for 10 minutes in the previous version, you had advantage on all Charisma checks, could automatically make one of your missed attacks hit once a round, and could use a reaction to automatically succeed on a saving throw that you failed. This was overpowered, so it got a few nerfs. It only lasts 1 minute now, still have advantage on charisma checks (not really super useful in battle), can still cause a miss to hit once a turn, and no longer can automatically succeed on a failed save by using a reaction. You now use a reaction to reroll and use the new roll. Additionally, in the current version, you can expend a 5th level spell slot to recharge this ability. Otherwise, it's once a day.
So, overall, I don't really like the overall changes to the paladin. I preferred the improved critical hits as a channel divinity, the Aura is useful, but not as useful as other paladin subclass's auras, and this feels a little less of a greek hero, and more of a support paladin than it did before.
Again, any thoughts?
