Ok, so Open Design published a non-spell casting Ranger, which I and my players really enjoyed. Super Genius Games published a non-spell casting Inquisitor called the Justicar, which by far is my favorite version of the class. Paizo's Prestige Class Assassin is non-spell casting. Perfect.
So how about a non-spell casting Paladin? Anyone have a Pathfinder version of that out there? I'd love to see one who just relies on the "gifts" granted to her by her deity. Or a non-spell casting Bard? Monte Cook was on the right track, I think, with his version of such a Bard from the "Books of Eldritch Might" publications. Rather than actual spells, the music creates magical effects.
The old first edition "Paladins of Another Color" (I think that was the article's title) offered holy warriors of all seven of the remaining alignments (Paladin and Anti-paladin having already been taken). Some were really interesting. 3.5 did the same, but with different names for the classes and wildly different abilities in some cases. Monte Cook's Champion class from his Ptolus setting could serve as a building block for such variants, I think.
Anyway, I'm off to Snoozapalooza. It's been a trying weekend and I'm done trying. G'nite, Paizolanders.
I'd like to point out that there already is at least two archetypes for Rangers that replace spellcasting:
Skirmisher and Trapper
The Genius Guide to the Templar
Great book with non-spellcasting champion types.
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This looks like a job for a Warrior of the Holy Light. Rolling with one of these as my next character, with an Oath Against the Wyrm to top him off.