I missed this entirely somehow, probably because this forum moves at such a blazing speed that there's no way someone could reasonably keep up
The issue becomes showing different weapons properly - the script doesn't seem to support that directly (though it might be possible to include the weapon itself within the battle animation when you hit something, or just use the same weapon type throughout the entire game or something). Though it apparently does allow for separate animations for skills and ARGH RUBY OIJEFOJIE:OFJDJF:AHDGLKJ
Apparently the script does allow you to use different weapons...I just haven't got round to trying it yet and finding out if it does...though I can do this weekend...first time I'll have free time for two months...