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As a wishcrafter, nothing has been more effective for the 13th level twisted wish feature (-4 on saves if they asked for it) than bestow curse. In fact, bestow curse probably saw more use with that than all other spells combined. It requires creative applications of their wish or desire. For example:

Me: "Can't we talk this over? I'm a merchant, what do you want?"

Monster: "I want to eat all of you."

Me: "Your wish is my command." (bestow curse, -4 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks from intense bloating as if its gullet was simultaneously crammed with the entire party's mass)

Any fire sorcerer would be wise to trade resist fire 5 for Wildfire Heart.

I would go so far as to say you would be foolish not to do so, unless you expect to perish from flames before level 3. Trading nothing for something is not a bargain you should pass up--take that from a merchant!

Posting as Malik al 'Qadim, my Ifrit Wishcrafter merchant, for when these all get transformed into my main avatar. Gosh that will make some of my old posts seem very weird!

At the very least, you can justify the penalties with a flavor description of the curse. Perhaps they are distracted by visions of an alternate life in an ideal paradise, thus causing them to lose 50% of all actions. Or their muscles bulge so large as to overbalance them, causing -6 to Dexterity.