Is melee damage classified as physical damage?
No. There is magical melee damage as well as physical damage spells.
“Physical” is just a kind of damage just like Fire, Cold, etc… Nothing to do with melee
OK. So, then ranged damage isn’t physical damage either? If I understand you, physical damage is its own distinct category?
Thanks for the response.
The terms ‘Melee’ or ‘Ranged’ just describe how the damage is delivered, not what type of damage it is.
Do you walk up and hit your enemy with a stick? - That’s Melee
Do you shoot your enemy from a distance with a gun? - That’s Ranged.
Your stick might do physical damage or it could do fire damage if its magic. The same with the gun, it could do many types of damage depending on its properties.