Jason_the_Iguana: I like paladin spellcasting in NWN1. (In NWN2, you only get half caster levels, which sucks.) Paladins have some pretty nice spells, like Greater Magic Weapon, Holy Sword, divine favour and Bless Weapon. Plus plenty of utility spells like Bless,
Yeah, Paladin Spells are not bad, certainly nicer than Ranger spells, but IMO more often than not, you have plentiful magic items. Even in SoU, a Paladin can get a Holy Avenger relatively early (making Holy Sword, GMW worthless).
Then it is what are you giving up: feats, and stats you could move from wisdom to more combat oriented stats.
I often play with a Paladin Splash( 3 levels). It gives me access to Holy Avengers, Fear Immunity, Disease Immunity, and Remove Disease Feat (Which clears lowered stats from multiple effects, not just disease).
It's a pretty good splash class for that. I despise the fear effects that makes my character run away.