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#1 turdleemperor Jul 26, 2010 5:58:57	Hi there.  I was going through the Eberron Player's Handbook and I came across the weapons section's description of the Talenta weaponry.  I was shocked when reading the description of the weapons to realize they were describing Chinese Weaponry from the early Bronze Age (I'm an Archaeology Student).  I tried to find a picture, but there aren't any! For isntance, the Talenta Sharrash: "A weapon from the Talenta Plains, the sharrash features a sickle like blade at the end of a long pole." This brings to mind the Ge Halberd, also known as the Dagger-axe, pictured here.  Sometimes it would have a Spear Point attached.  The entirety of the weapon would be more than 7 feet long. Is this what the Sharrash looks like? Next we have the Talenta Tangat: "Another weapon from the Talenta Plains, this curved sword is mounted on a short haft." This brings to mind the Pu Dao, a Chinese Sword used in Gong Fu.  It was also used by soldiers up through the Qing dynasty. Is this was a Tangat is? If anyone would like to provide me with official Eberron weaponry Art, I'd be much obliged! (All pictures and videos were ripped right from the internet  )
#2 morgrum Jul 26, 2010 7:51:40	Looks like you got it pretty spot on, for the Sharrash at least. Here's the picture from the 3.5 ECS *click* (also includes the Talenta & Drow boomerang and the Valenar double scimitar)
#3 joni-san Jul 28, 2010 10:48:23	Pretty neat. I've got all the Eberron art you need mentioned in my sig links.
#4 justynthyme Oct 11, 2011 15:34:46	Hi there.  I was going through the Eberron Player's Handbook and I came across the weapons section's description of the Talenta weaponry.  I was shocked when reading the description of the weapons to realize they were describing Chinese Weaponry from the early Bronze Age (I'm an Archaeology Student).  I tried to find a picture, but there aren't any! For isntance, the Talenta Sharrash: "A weapon from the Talenta Plains, the sharrash features a sickle like blade at the end of a long pole." This brings to mind the Ge Halberd, also known as the Dagger-axe, pictured here.  Sometimes it would have a Spear Point attached.  The entirety of the weapon would be more than 7 feet long. Is this what the Sharrash looks like? Next we have the Talenta Tangat: "Another weapon from the Talenta Plains, this curved sword is mounted on a short haft." This brings to mind the Pu Dao, a Chinese Sword used in Gong Fu.  It was also used by soldiers up through the Qing dynasty. Is this was a Tangat is? If anyone would like to provide me with official Eberron weaponry Art, I'd be much obliged! (All pictures and videos were ripped right from the internet  ) Yes, you have it exactly correct. Looks like you got it pretty spot on, for the Sharrash at least. Here's the picture from the 3.5 ECS *click* (also includes the Talenta & Drow boomerang and the Valenar double scimitar) You are forgetting the errata that says that that depiction of the tangat is incorrect.
#5 kopakanuva Nov 13, 2011 16:40:07	Wow, I never knew that. Also, the Pu Dao is one kickass sword.
#6 iqwinn Apr 01, 2013 3:30:56	Cold Steel makes a sword, known as the Chinese War Sword, that was based on the Pu Dao.  They used to also make a less expensive version called the Warlord, iirc. If one wanted to imagine a straight-bladed version, one could look at Cold Steel's two-handed katana machete. The "sickle" described for the sharrash would be more like a kama than a curved European sickle. Note:  I reference the above items as examples, not to advertise for any particular company.