Quote Originally Posted by Keld Denar View Post
No no no no, go back and read the PHB. Bastard Sword falls under the Exotic 2handed Weapons table. It is, for your purposes, a 2handed weapon, unless there is something I'm missing?
As I see it in the PHB, Bastard Sword is in the One-handed Melee Exotic weapons table. The only exotic sword that is two-handed is the Two-Bladed Sword, which would recieve the houseruled penalty.
And no, you´re right regarding that it is two handed if we only consider proficency purposes.