Damage sources

Damage can come from different sources and as such can be mitigated by special resistances, or some cannot be resisted, regardless of the damage type. The following table describes the different sources of damage and examples.

Damage source	Example	Resistance
Spell	Typical magical damage such as Fireball, or NPC spell damage	spell
Melee	Typical martial damage such as Frenzy, or NPC melee attacks	melee
Weapon	Damage from weapon specials, such as from an Autoload or artifact weapon	weapon
Item	Damage from any magical item such as a wand or scroll	item
Environmental	Damage generated from a room or the place you are in such as non-player traps.	NONE

See: Healing sources, Damage types