"I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to develope a character that used only these items, and didn't use their own skills unless they first found an item which gave them that ability. "
It seems to me that his suggestion is a character who gains the ability to use a skill by finding it, not a character who never places skill points. I don't see how a No Skills kind of character would be the same. One earns skills, the other never gets them. Fundamental difference there, unless I'm misunderstanding his suggestion.
[o: *LEMMING* :o]