[Novocrane]

Instead of actually making the skill itself better, SG injected a reason to punish you for not buying [Banishing].

No. SG put mechanics to a reason that already existed.

[ScytheKnight]

Ohh joy, another "I don't particularly like this skill so it's total crap and never should have been included" post... 

[Whiskeyjack]

Ohh joy, another "I don't particularly like this skill so it's total crap and never should have been included" post... 

Yeah, it's a revolutionary design concept that all skills should be somewhat equally valuable, huh 

[adzling]

Automatics anyone?
The skills are nowhere near in balance, y could houserule something for banishing.
I'm thinking I might do something like that for my table, any ideas?

[Pap Renvela]

Ohh joy, another "I don't particularly like this skill so it's total crap and never should have been included" post... 

Yeah, it's a revolutionary design concept that all skills should be somewhat equally valuable, huh 

Name me an RPG where every skill is equally valuable?

[Whiskeyjack]

Ohh joy, another "I don't particularly like this skill so it's total crap and never should have been included" post... 

Yeah, it's a revolutionary design concept that all skills should be somewhat equally valuable, huh 

Name me an RPG where every skill is equally valuable?

Thanks for omitting the "somewhat." And some games are better than others with this.

[Pap Renvela]

Alright, I'll bite.
Name me a RPG where the skills are all somewhat equal.

[Beta]

Alright, I'll bite.
Name me a RPG where the skills are all somewhat equal.

Heroquest/Herowars.

Granted, you can name whatever you want, all that really matters are the ratings you have in them.

To my comment way up thread where I recalled mention in an early edition of hearth spirits of office buildings being able to do basic computer tasks .... I just looked in my 2nd edition rules quickly and didn't find that there in any obvious place.  I'm pretty sure I did read it, but don't know where (and don't have most of the books from that era)

[Reaver]

Don't forget there have been a lot of stealth retcons over the editions as well.

Tricks, abilities, powers have changed or been cut (grounding), figures in history have changed names and sexes (Hard Exit).

And writers of fiction over the years have had some great leeway in their narratives. (A dragon getting gunned down by a LMG...) that doesn't always stack up with the rules.

Its possible you remember correctly, but has since been changed.

(Like astral entities seeing and hearing everything verbatim on the physical plane)