When I said that, for some reason I had the elf Paladin
two hander with defiance and strange bracers in my head.
I am wrong, Paladins do not equal a Lich without those
two particular items, just as in the same way that
invoker isn't as powerful that that one particular item.

That said, Paladins are still very strong, and I would
say stronger than the average character class, meaning
less weaknesses/more strengths, in general. I have never
played a Paladin, but I've fought against them with
several classes, and I have always had a hell of a time
dealing with them, and I don't think I'm all that bad
with those other classes.

Before, I really wasn't saying that they were as powerful
as a Lich. I was saying that they do balance it out,
mainly in the how hard it is to level/become a Lich vs.
how hard it is to to level/get virtues as a Paladin.
Numbers-wise, there are a ton more Paladins than Liches,
and Liches generally get witch-hunted more and have few
allies.

Anyways, that's my spiel, I suppose I should probably
play a Paladin before I say more, but I didn't mean to
say they were, mano e mano, comparable.

- Runaktla