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Message: <blockquote data-quote="caudor" data-source="post: 1345675" data-attributes="member: 8367">I can honestly say that I've read the 3.5 Player's Handbook & DM Guide cover to cover...and sadly, forgotten most of it.  Even though I try to be prepared with cheat sheets and battle planners, it seems there is always something that happens during the game that causes me to halt and lookup something.  For example, last game there was a player that wanted to do a trip action, and guess what--I had to look up (again) how it worked.  I was frustrated that I could not recall the specifics.Does anyone else find it difficult to master the rules?  Perhaps I'm getting old and feeble-minded.  Back when I played 2e, I felt like I knew it all.  The game seemed much easier to master.Does anyone else have this problem?  Or if not, what is your secret to getting this stuff down?  Is 3e really more complicated than previous versions?Thanks in advance for you comments and advice.</blockquote>