[GURPS concepts] Parry and Block

[DangerousThing]

Originally Posted by Figleaf23

If a giant picked up a kite shield by a short edge and swung it like a blade, could he Block with it?

Edit: I just read the box on MA122 wherein the waters are muddied by defining certain 'Parries' as actions that are clearly dodges. It seems like this might be an area of deeply dissatisfying confusion in the rules.

Only when discussing it like this. When I play GURPS, the players just use parry, dodge, and block correctly according to GURPS. Unfortunately this group is not representative of GURPS players. We're the rules geeks who are willing to split hairs and pick nits at the drop of a hat.