I left a comment at the time about asking less, and coming back to this The Shield Throw ability is a little silly (imo of course), but not as much as the dual shields thing.
[5e Homebrew] Custom Shields So, my group of merry adventurers all want to be shieldbearers, and that got me doing a think about how to spice up the rules for shields, since all of them wielding a mace/shortsword and a +2 AC shield would be a little dull (imo). 050 gp Tower Shield, Variant : 50 gp +3 Str 15 … Along with being intended to be used by player characters, dungeon masters are encouraged to use this section to design and run playing sessions and to take improving, reviewing, or removing templates into consideration in their campaigns.. 5e tries to not use those, as a rule, but that list has a ton of them. - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange I remember being impressed with this question, although it was closed as too broad for asking about too many things in one go. A shield specifically made to shieldbash with, having a specialy designed grip, and spikes. It's against 5e design.
Races As for the spirit actions, Toll the Bell should have a save attached to it. dnd 5e - Are these two homebrew shields balanced? For Player Characters. Rings of Saturn (5e Shield) Very Rare Shield Savior's Hide : legendary leather: Scarlet Spider … The tower shield being +3 AC and reducing speed by 5 ft is a common homebrew variant on various sites, so probably reasonably balanced. Medium Shield : 50 gp +2 AC Str 11 - 19 lb.