Fromper wrote:
It was more about not wanting to give up immunity to fear, charms, and compulsions, along with bonuses to save vs those things for my allies...
While those are nice for yourself, and lord knows paladins need help with their will saves with all the wisdom dumping, Aura of Courage isn't going to help your allies much when you're back at 30 ft. from the baddie and your friends are up in melee. The max range of Aura of Courage is 10 ft.
True, you could move up closer, but that puts you at 15 ft. from that Hill Giant, who, if you're doing all the juicy damage that an archer paladin should be doing, might just take a 5-ft. step and full attack you right in the non-shield-using face. Just something to think about.
