D&D 5E Paladins - Shield and Sword or Two-Handed

[Yunru]

What are your preferences?

Personally I like Sword n Board with Shield Master.
"Be humbled!"
*knocks them to them ground*
"Be smitten!"

 

[Xeviat]

It would depend on the type of paladin I was playing. My personal favorite is a Duelist Paladin with a rapier and an empty offhand, but it requires a DM willing to give my houserules a look. In a more traditional game, I'd go sword and board for a devotion Paladin and great sword for a vengeance paladin.


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[bedir than]

I'm probably going to make a Paladin with a versatile weapon and no shield. I want them to be able to cast spells in a simple RAW method.

 

[ArchfiendBobbie]

Musket.

"Be devout, or hear the roar of MY MIGHTY BOOMSTICK!"

 

[MiraMels]

My Paladin for AL uses a longsword, the dueling fighting style, and the mage slayer feat. Her other hand is either empty or carrying a lantern.


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[Zardnaar]

Avenger great wrapon sword and board the others. Its so you do not trip over bonus actions with hunters quarry.

Avenger takes sentinel does't reall cast spells in combat just smites and uses shield of faith or hunters quarry.

At low levels only smite on critical hits.

 

[Gladius Legis]

Definitely great weapon for Vengeance. For Devotion, I lean toward sword-and-board but great weapon is perfectly viable. For the other Oaths, sword-and-board all the way.

 

[Tormyr]

There is a sword and board Ancients paladin at my table who is like the core of the group. High AC, boosts saving throws, and gives resistance to spell damage. It would be so much more scary for me if his Charisma was not 8.

 

[ccs]

Depends upon the mini I pick.

 

[discosoc]

I'm probably going to make a Paladin with a versatile weapon and no shield. I want them to be able to cast spells in a simple RAW method.

Between having your holy symbol on your shield and a free item interaction (drawing or sheathing your weapon), what exactly keeps you from spell casting as sword-and-board RAW?