Paladins are an ideal raid off tank, the problem is, there will not be that many times to shine in this aspect ( except for spite golems in Hate)
Tuljin above put it brilliantly, good paladins have to be good at tanking AND good at casting. I can't tell you how many times I have had to CC and heal for my group on my paly. Splitting camps with lull and root are things that can't be learned unless you play caster classes first. Without clarity you are not going to be killing much and it won't be fast but it gets the job done nicely.
You can also stun lock things with ease, and once you get above lvl 55 you can really start to dominate places like Seb and HS. Paladin is the thinking mans tank in groups, you always have to be on your toes, however if your group is beefcake being a paladin also turns into easy mode as after you drop 2 stuns the mob you are fighting isn't coming off you letting you tab out to forumquest
I would not recommend making a paladin if this is your first time playing EQ, for a main character or even untwinked ( it isn't expensive at all to twink them)
Being lvl 20 Paly with a Ghoulbane in Unrest might be some of the most fun times ever!
I lvled my paly to 60 without any easy mode Plvling, so it took forever but was a fun journey!
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