Okay getting ready to start a new character in a gestalt game, The class is Duskblade 6/Factotum 6. These are the allowed books:PH, PHII, Complete Arcane, Complete Mage, Complete Divine, Complete Adventurer, Complete Warrior, Spell Compendium and Magic Item Compendium.
Right now the DM says Pearl of power doesn't give the ability to speak, just knowledge of the language. but, I might be able to use:
]Speak with Master (Ex)
If the master is 5th level or higher, a familiar and the master can communicate verbally as if they were using a common language. Other creatures do not understand the communication without magical help.
To point out the familiar already has the ability to speak, just one a special language without the pearl. And use:"Blink dogs have their own language, a mixture of barks, yaps, whines, and growls that can transmit complex information. " to point out Blink dogs are technically already capable to speech, just a highly limited form of it.
That is to get command action items as valid uses, ie. the Healing Belt[MIC]
So until that is done, we are limited to mental command activation items. The DM has also said I can't change the feats, since in he says that only the powers or spells could do that(Dark Chaos shuffle, Physic reformation, both aren't a part of the allow material, and no psionics).
Tome of Battle and Magic of the Incarnum material might be allowed.
So any advice?
Edit:Changed it to simply equipping the familiar, the DMPC will be handling healing.