Quote Originally Posted by Kelb_Panthera View Post
FWIW, I think the planar binding line works just fine if used as intended. It's when a player tries to get something for nothing and/or abuses the called outsider that it becomes a problem.

It's a player generated plot-hook if used well and a nightmarish headache if used poorly or abusively.

I can certainly understand banning it to avoid the latter.
I don't disagree with this. But I want to avoid the nightmarish headache. It might be too conservative to do so, but I don't think we lose something essential by banning it. That said, I could still be convinced otherwise.