The Dink Network

I've been throwing around some ideas for a dmod for a little while and I have an idea where at certain times in the game, you have to learn a spell to transform yourself into monsters...maybe even other characters. I've searched through the forums, and looked through the Alternative Heroes files, but I still have problems. I know how to change into the monster and back using base_walk and base_idle, but my problem is the attack. Like say you transform into a slayer at one point...can you make it so your attack is the monsters attack? As is you change to dink punching. I gave him fists,a nd edited the item-fst file like I saw in a thread on the board, but it still was dink punching. I've seen dmods where you are a knight or a goblin with there attack, so I'm sure its possible. I tried the sp_base_attack, but it didnt work. Maybe I edited the item fist's c file incorrectly. Thanks for the help.