expired in 2000. Many concepts established in TMNT continue in both Heroes Unlimited and After the Bomb. Valley of the Pharaohs is an historical RPG set in Ancient Egypt. Weapons Weapons is a 1981 fantasy role-playing game supplement published by Turtle Press. Contents Weapons is a compendium of virtually every edged or impact melee weapon used in any medieval or primitive culture. Weapons is an indexed sourcebook describing hundreds of different melee weapons, each illustrated. Weapons are covered in six sections: Swords, Knives, Hafted Weapons, Spears, Pole Arms, and Miscellaneous. Publication history Weapons was written by Matthew Balent and published in 1981 by Turtle Press, and was later revised and included in The Compendium of Weapons, Armour & Castles. Matthew Balent was one of a few future Palladium Books writers who Kevin Siembieda met through the Detroit Gaming Center. At the time, Balent was working on a reference book that could be used in fantasy roleplaying games. Balent was a Library Sciences graduate, and had the skill and knowledge required to pick through hundreds of books to create a general overview of medieval armor and armaments. The Palladium Book of Weapons & Armor (1981) was the first of several books Balent compiled for Palladium. Reception Lewis Pulsipher reviewed Weapons in The Space Gamer No. 43. Pulsipher commented that "In my view there is no need to add weapons to those already in most FRPG; but if you must, you'll need to look them up in a good source to get some detail. Ten times as much information about a tenth as many weapons, presented more professionally, would have been much more useful. In short, Weapons is virtually useless." References External links Palladium Books Online RPGnet game index publisher information – List of series and titles with summaries, reviews, and user comments. Book publishing companies based in Michigan Companies based in Wayne County, Michigan Privately held companies based in Michigan Publishing companies established in 1981 Role-playing game publishing companies