Why revise shapeshifting?
In the original game shapeshifting didn`t get the intended bonuses in the target forms and also the paws were dispellable. The problem, residing in the inner code of the game, was fixed attempting a work-around. Westley Weimer originally provided a really smart and revolutionary solution which unfortunately still has some problems, especially from a roleplaying view: the player has to equip the paws himself. The fix brought by Refinements improves Weimer`s great idea and now the player can use shapeshifting as originally intended: they gain resistances and immunities while shapeshifted, but also cannot initiate dialogue and cast spells.