Realism; Strength is not important for swordsmanship(?)

[Gerrard of Titan Server]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Sharp pieces of metal kill people and having muscles 20-40% thicker than weak Willy's are well below the margin of error for any reasonable metric, in my opinion.

Well, now you have gone and made me less certain. Are you saying that GURPS is not accurate by giving a damage bonus, even a minimal one, for a ST 10 person vs a ST 12 person for wielding a "bastard sword" against an unarmored human target?