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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Samurai" data-source="post: 4326792" data-attributes="member: 3850">+2 is fine, +5 is too much IMO.First, there's an additional 10% chance each time of not getting hit.  That could happen multiple times if you are lucky.  Toughness just gives a single, flat 5 hp.Second, many OAs may do much more than 5 points of damage.  A powerful hit could do 10 or more damage, and some creatures may have poison, fire, or ongoing damage, or a Fighter-type might stop your movement on a successful OA, or you may be knocked down, etc.  All kids of things could happen on a hit that make you much rather avoid being hit than have a few extra HPs.Finally, consider that unless those 5 HPs are your last ones, they don't really matter.  If you have 30 HPs left at the end of a battle instead of 25, does it really matter?  No.  The only time it matters is if you are on the borderline of going down, where the 5 points makes the difference between unconscious/dying and still standing.  And if you were hit even 1 less time over a ten round battle, that probably would have also made the difference in keeping you standing.  3 less hits over a ten round battle is FAR better than 5 extra HPs.  Heck, I'd say even 1 less hit over 10 rounds is better than 5 HPs...</blockquote>