Currently there is a version of each shield for each race, equal to how I have altered armours. While I like the racial armours which I think make sense, doing the same with shields is just a mess. For instance, a gnome's medium shield is likely the same size as an elf's small shield so it is illogical that they cannot both use each of them. Besides, while there is a huge difference in how armours affect a character, the differences between the various shields are purely cosmetic, with the large shield being the only exception. I would like to change them so that humans, elves and half-elves can use all shields, dwarves can use medium/small shields and bucklers, and gnomes and halflings can use small shields and bucklers.
Thoughts?