Questions from an old timer getting back into the game

[LindaFord]

I don't know about ancient versions, but e.g. the spoilers for 3.08 http://www.juti.nl/hugo/Angband/Spoiler/magic.spoSlope Game
specify "Uniques are not affected." in the descriptions for banishment and mass banishment.

It reminds me of when I tried to learn skateboarding in my thirties. I thought, I've got balance, I'm coordinated... WRONG! I ended up eating pavement repeatedly, feeling every bit my age. Sharing this humiliation because, much like mastering that Slope Game, getting back into the swing of things here feels just as daunting, honestly.