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[Fuchs]

Over the course of four editions, a lot of Shadowrun's rules changed. Some of the rule changes had no effect on the flavor of the world (guns still shoot), other changes had profound effects, leading to retconning.

One example is astral space. Back when astral travellers couldn't go through living beings - like plants - ivy made a very cheap and effective barrier to astral scouts. Earth was the same, first not allowing anyone to pass through, then requiring hours to pass through 1 meter of earth. So, in my campaign, many corp facilities were underground, completely safe from astral intruders, or had quaint ivy growth over their walls because that was more cost-effective than wards (and more secure in someways as well).

With the rules changes, that changed as well, since it did not make econimical or otherwise sense anymore.

What examples do you have of "world-changing" retcons?