Shofangi's Shred has been upgraded.

Shieldsmash has been altered. It's damage has been toned down. It also
cannot outright destroy a shield. All it does is damage the shield until
it hits 0, and then it does nothing. Along with this is a fix that we
actually wanted to do all along from the beginning but forgot about.
Armour and shields will take tiny amounts of damage when used in combat.
They become less effective as they get get more beat up. This will
require a forger to repair them periodically. So essentially all that
shieldsmash does is hasten the process (and, for combat purposes, make
your shields weaker).

Penned by My hand on the 4th of Vestian, in the year 189 CE.