Awesome stuff Baardvark! Thanks for sharing this.

Originally Posted by fireundubh
Is there a way to give an item you're carrying a passive ability? Are there any items that do that now?

Not sure what you mean by "passive", but you can add skills and talents to equipment purely with stats. As an example, adding "Target_FaceRipper" to the "Skills" field in a Weapon stat grants you that ability when equipped.