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Originally Posted by Tomsdad
No, readiness (needing a ready action or not), and balanced (having U in parry or not) are not equivalent in GURPS.
That said I don't have a problem with a really strong wielder avoiding the U, I think Smurf's post had ST30 as the threshold. That's a human with a BL of 180lbs, so yeah I reckon such a person could swing a 3.33lb bastard sword about without this issue
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My solution to this issue with Bastard swords is that if you have sufficient ST to use the Two-handed table, but with one-hand, you can avoid the '0U' (and get extra damage). That is to say, at ST15+ you can use it one-handed without penalties, just as with ST18+ you can used a Greatsword one-handed.