cliffc999
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I used to think Mizora was quite good at her job, and I suppose she's not bad, but in the process of writing this fic I really had to sit down and analyze a lot of my BG3 experience from a new POV... and I've come to realize that Raphael absolutely blows her completely out of the field regarding being a manipulative bastard of a contract devil.
Not that he's perfect either. He has his flaws, which can trip him up in the endgame if the player does it right. But in hindsight the only thing letting Mizora always stay one step ahead of the player is the scriptwriter being on her side. She loves her gotchas too much and survives largely on pages and pages of legalese. It's as subtle as a sledgehammer.
Raphael, OTOH... he's staying ahead of you most of the time because he's actually competent at this shit. I mean, this fic directly lampshaded that Raphael put Yurgir in a holding pattern for a century with just a six-line contract and selling a rat spell to one of Yurgir's intended victims... and even then Yurgir can't escape that trap without being Raphael's slave forever unless Tav bails him the fuck out.
And even when you can beat him, by God do you sweat blood for it.
Not that he's perfect either. He has his flaws, which can trip him up in the endgame if the player does it right. But in hindsight the only thing letting Mizora always stay one step ahead of the player is the scriptwriter being on her side. She loves her gotchas too much and survives largely on pages and pages of legalese. It's as subtle as a sledgehammer.
Raphael, OTOH... he's staying ahead of you most of the time because he's actually competent at this shit. I mean, this fic directly lampshaded that Raphael put Yurgir in a holding pattern for a century with just a six-line contract and selling a rat spell to one of Yurgir's intended victims... and even then Yurgir can't escape that trap without being Raphael's slave forever unless Tav bails him the fuck out.
And even when you can beat him, by God do you sweat blood for it.
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