Rickety

I've been playing with the CM patch for a bit and decided to give the Dragon Mage another go. The changes to the Beserk form are pretty amazing and is by far the best boss killer I've found! I do have a few questions though regarding what actually effects the form itself. Do any skills make a difference when you are in the form itself? As far as I can tell, both DM Lore/Focus change when/how fast you can actually change into the form but have no effect on the form itself when you are in it. Is this correct? Does the Beserk form have a buff to Armour values? If so, would Armour Lore increase these values? What about Toughness? Would the all channel mitigation come into play while in Beserk Form? Does Constitution change how much Life you have in Dragon form or is the life value set by the CA level? Spell Resist/Combat Reflexes have any affect or evasion/resist based purely on the CA levels? Essentially, does anything effect the Beserk Form once you are in it other than the CA level? Any help would be appreciated!