Am I the only one who finds it a bit silly that the very first skill availible(kinda) to a shield paladin is Shield Mastery at level 10, when it is not even PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE to meet the prerequisites for the skill until after level 15?

Even at level 15 its a crap shoot to see if you'll meet the prerequisites before you rank up even higher, especially for some of the dum-dum races.

Its kinda a ####-tease to have it at level 10 if it is LITTERALLY NEVER availible at level 10.

My suggestion? Switch the order of the skills.

current order:
shield mastery, shield jab, flank attack, angel wing

proposed order:
shield jab, flank attack, shield mastery, angel wing

24 isn't too late to be getting shield mastery as it goes up pretty quick even for the dumb races, and by that level you really SHOULD have the prereqs done so people who aren't aware of these issues wouldn't be teased into thinking they might actually get a skill when they dedicate themselves to the life of the shield.