to give any character the thief ability of Use Any Item, add these two lines to the character's Affects in shadowkeeper.

(column: 1st line - 2nd line)

type: 0x012E - 0x0139
name: (none) - (none)
param1: 0 - 0
param2: 1 - 0
resource0: (none) - SPCL915
resource1: (none) - (none)
resource2: (none) - (none)
resource3: SPCL915 - (none)
time: 6 - 0
flags: 0x00000009 - 0x00000009
target: 0x0001 - 0x0000

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trying to figure out the ranger's tracking ability as that seems something they should have by level 9 imo.

Hmm, so this also works without having Throne of Bhaal installed I assume?

Possibly.......