Shifter able to use items and Risen Lord

[lala]

Just wondering if it is possible for shifters to be tweaked so they can use items.
Ones that spring primarily to mind are the pc-scry, teleport gems, save option.

What would be nice if humanoid/undead/outsider were able to use scrolls such as raise dead, rez, or even items in general.
I appreciate this may not be possible due to Bioware coding of shifting (but one can hope).

Lastly please could it be considered to create shield and other items (comparable to those with harm immune) to have heal and mass heal immune.
Without it, playing undead shapes is amusing but very tough when spawns mass heal or even target me with the heal... the swines
There is a small mad group of us who build a char and story around undead forms, so anything to help them would be great.
Cheers
Lala

[FunkySwerve]

No, shifters can't be tweaked to allow item use while shifted, and I wouldn''t if I could. What spawns target you with heal?
Funky

[archmage]

I was in his party, the Gsssyt really dont play nice with undead lol. The first time it happened, I thought he got harmed til I watched a bit closer. I dont even believe they targetted him, it was just when they mass healed to heal themselves, the effect was devastating however.

[irongolem]

Problem of using items also affects party play. I feel like a right sponge when I can't rez someone right next to me coz I know once I unshift, *boom* down I go - adding to the drain on the party.
Makes it less of a party animal and more of a should-be-solo-requirement.

Pity how BW implemented the shifter.. must have been a competition to make a weak class fun yet frustratin. At least some improvements are there on HG - myself (and I'm sure other shifters) are happy about those.

Question. Could this be implemented as a use-potion type of action?

[FunkySwerve]

funkyswerve said:

No, shifters can't be tweaked to allow item use while shifted, and I wouldn''t if I could.

[FunkySwerve]

archmage said:

I was in his party, the Gsssyt really dont play nice with undead lol. The first time it happened, I thought he got harmed til I watched a bit closer. I dont even believe they targetted him, it was just when they mass healed to heal themselves, the effect was devastating however.

May have to add some heal immune items then, for PvP if nothing else.
Thanks,
Funky

[lala]

Thx Funky that would be cool.
Just to clarify I was being hit by the mass heals as stated by Archmage.

In the desert those pesky cleric spawns did focus a certain spell at me, not sure if it was heal or mass heal there as well

Cheers
Lala