D&D General Help me source this image!

[Eyes of Nine]

Anyone know what book/magazine/other this was from?
Ideally with a current photo pulled from said source?
I'm pretty sure it's NOT the same image as in the Palladium Fantasy RPG.
And I've already checked my AD&D DMG and PHB. Pretty sure it's also not from 1e UA, or any of the basic sets or OD&D or Chainmail; but happy to be proven wrong.

 

[Rabulias]

I found this:
Not sure if they originated it, and the text is different, but it seems to be a cleaner rendition of the art.

 

[Voadam]

Definitely not 1e Unearthed Arcana

 

[Voadam]

Looks a bit like Palladium

Here is the weapons chart from the revised first edition of the Palladium FRPG

 

[MattW]

It might be from the Palladium Book of Weapons and Armor?

 

[Voadam]

I don't own them but there is the Palladium Book of Weapons and Armor

and the Palladium Book of Weapons and Castles

 

[Doug McCrae]

The term "Soselian Ear-Spoon" is very strange. The usual term is "Bohemian Ear-Spoon".

The image seems to come from this site for RetroMUD, a computer roleplaying game. One of the planets is called Sosel.

The polearms image appears on this page. Another page for staves mentions a "Soselian bo stick".

It seems to be heavily influenced by D&D weapons.

 

[billd91]

Nice research!

 

[jayoungr]

I plugged it into TinEye, but only got Pinterest references.

 

[Morrus]

Looks a bit like Palladium

Here is the weapons chart from the revised first edition of the Palladium FRPG

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Love that "Palladin" spelling!