Is +2 cha for me (paladin) really that important? I dont think I will be doing that many offensive spells. I think my primary role will be keeping bless up which is Cha independent.

I completely forgot about spirit guardians - what an awesome spell.

Truthfully I dont really see +2 wis for him being that important either - it seems like he would be better served taking Resilience(con) as spirit guardians is going to do way more damage than his hammer.

I hear what you are saying about GWM, but it still seems fairly useful to me. I have two attacks at level 6 and that's a possibility of an extra 40 damage per round (PAM bonus, AOO, 2x Attacks) - and with Bless/Sacred weapon (d4+8), I should be hitting at a decent rate. Then I could take Sentinel at level 8 possibly?

Otherwise, yeah I guess I would go shield/quarterstaff, forget GWF, and take sentinel/(resilience(con) or warcaster). Then we would have two 18ac tanks upfront with great concentration saves.

That just seems like a lot of damage to forgo. Any more thoughts?