Hey, taking a level in Paladin should<em>mean</em>something :P<br/><br/>And while I think Grease<em>was</em>awesome in past editions, it kinda... sucks now. So much so that the only reason I consider taking it is the bonus against grapple checks.<br/><br/>Regarding charm person, unfortunately it isn't really that great mid-combat except by DM fiat, and outside of combat we have a couple of party faces who can have a similar effect with a diplomacy check, making it a last line of defense for when we bungle RP.<br/><br/>And while Sleep is a great spell, it has a one-round casting time, which means you start casting it as a full-round action and it only goes off at the beginning of your next turn, so enemies can hit you between then and potentially cause your spell to fizzle entirely, which is no bueno.<br/><br/>Do you have any other SoSs? If so, concentrate on trying to get at least one for each save IMO so you can tri-threat enemies, and if not, cover as many bases as you can :-)