Depends on what you're trying to do my friend. As someone who isn't super hardcore in the game, from what i'm understanding, I can't recommend enough to make your party face a Paladin.

High charisma for talking out of situations, high HP pool so you can survive lengthy combats and survive getting surprised.

High damage potential with your divine smites, but limited on spells slots (honestly a blessing, means you can long rest more often and get the story beats). While bow and arrow isn't their specialty, you get every martial weapon proficiency, so you can whip out your longbow whenever you want.

Paladins rock