[quote=@DracoLunaris]
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I wasn't really even thinking about separating damage types. more that shrugging off an axe blow using a force field (spirit) and using an metal shield (physical) have the same effect, which is not dying. Same with punching/blasting something really hard or shooting an arrow/lighting bolt with incredible accurately. 
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Ah, I see. I think that's a good way of trimming down the number of stats to keep track of, if that becomes necessary.