Would it be impossible to have banners as off hand items?
Character would drop it on ground and when you pick up, it would replace your off-hand item with banner related skills(2 skills, like the sprint ability and something related the type of banner) and with weapon switch you would drop the banner on ground.
Dunno if it would be OP, but personally i would like to run around with sword in other hand and banner in other hand
Just a though that came up while having naps :P