Now here's an interesting one: GURPS Metric, a revamping of the universal RPG to use the universal standard for units. GURPS Metric is no cursory "replace yards with meters" once-over; it doggedly uncovers every instance of non-SI traditionalism in major 4e books, and offers a thorough updating to the units favored in every land save for the Backwater Trio (Myanmar, Liberia, and the US). Lavoisier would be proud.

The author of GURPS Metric, Ben Finney, has kindly chosen the Diner as a home for the work. Whether you're just a little curious about metric's ease of use, or a true decimalite who wouldn't touch Imperial units with a 3.048-meter pole, hit the link for an impressive work.

http://www.gamesdiner.com/gurps_metric

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A friendly reader from sunny (?) Greece informs me that the GULLIVER Mini download was not working. I don't know how long it's been kaput – as long as a week? – and had thought that, with downloads apparently stopped at 157, the reader base was tapped.

The download should be working again. Let's see whether there are still potential readers out there!

The link: GULLIVER Mini

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Oh yes, it is. Read on.

I'm reining in the spam filter a bit; it was blocking legitimate forum posts. My apologies while I find the right balance.

If you posted a comment that didn't appear, please check whether it's not showing up as it should. Let me know if a problem remains. Thanks always for the patience –

Have you heard this one before? "Why can't SJG offer a simple fantasy expansion – something less than the full Fantasy or Banestorm – to bring in the newbies to GURPS, especially from D&D?" Well, leave it to the fan base to deliver. The hardworking Tail Kinker has released a second edition of Caverns and Creatures, a fantasy supplement for GURPS. Read on.

Yes, a Mac OS X Dashboard widget that shows the latest feed from the Games Diner. Why? Because that's what our forefathers lived, fought, and died for.

Just think – if you install and use this, you'll be one of only two people on Earth to do so. It's your Special Day!  

Email ( tbone@gamesdiner.com ) is working again.

• If you sent me an email from about 8/25 to 9/5 and aren't sure I received it, please re-send! Thank you!

Read on, please...

For now, please leave comments on this page, in lieu of email!!

This update is all about function – a new site that supports work on projects, that aids creation and collaboration.