Ogre Battle/Fridge

Fridge Brilliance

 * Why is Shiven so Out of Focus if you take the "B" path in Knight of Lodis, whereas the other mutually exclusive character (Orson) gets closure? It's actually a justified example of "Out of Focus", since he's a ninja who was hired to spy for Cybil - so he was actually intentionally off-screen.
 * Why does Vyce have such drastic personality shifts depending on your participation in the Balmamusa massacre? Simple: because his jealousy is a two-way street, even when he makes the "good" choice not to join in on the massacre.
 * Why can't you advance from Wizard to Mage in the original if your alignment is too low? Because wizardry is demonic magic, and Evil Is Not a Toy. If you hit rock bottom on the Alignment scale before you're ready to become a mage, you can't advance and negotiate a better Deal with the Devil, because the demons control you, not the other way around.