Some Weeks ago I have played my first playthrough in PoE. After my Tortelion (Wizard with Mercenary Background, trained in Melee) followed by a Bleak Walker who I really loved to play. In my third playthrough I am with Konradt, my Druid with a gun.

I have installed Deadfire and my Tortelion felt very strange. Somehow he is not my Charakter anymore. But Deadfire gaved me a new idea for a new Character in PoE. The Arcane Warrior (Wizard + Paladin). It was my favorite specialisation in Dragon Age Origins.😀 

In this way this Character could feel more like mine in Deadfire, after PoE. I thought it cane be done by create a new Wizard and add the Paladin ability by an Editor or sth else by start of the Game to give this Character the Background on paper for this parth.

Anyone idea how it can be done?

You can either use a Paladin and give him spellbinding and spellstriking (maybe even spellholding) gear to emulate spellcasting (or use scrolls) and then pick "cross class" talents like Prestidigitator's Missiles and Nature's Mark. You can get a lot of spells from spellbinding gear: Sun-Touched Mail of Hyan Rath, Amulett of Summer Solstice, Ring of Searing Flames, Flames of Faîr Rhian, Thaluntain's Staff, Animancer's Boots, the White Spire and so on).

Or you use a Wizard and give him the cross class talents "Gallant's Focus" and maybe even Veteran's Recovery. Then gear up with paladin-esque equipment.

Arcane Knight (Paladin/Wizard) in Deadfire is a good combo by the way.

10 hours ago, Boeroer said:

Or you use a Wizard and give him the cross class talents "Gallant's Focus" and maybe even Veteran's Recovery. Then gear up with paladin-esque equipment.

Are class-related equipment items unlocked when you skill one of these class bonuses?

Nope. Only the actual Paladin class counts.