So, our alt.war project, for which I'd been writing about Russo-Yakutian war, seems to have ground to a halt.
Since I seem to be the one with the draft with the most content, and also seem to be the most stubborn of the contributors, I could try finishing my part regardless, be it now or some time in the future when the university takes less of my efforts. The question is - is there community interest in the results?
My plans so far include a chapter-long write-up of Russo-Yakutian war some time around '73; and since both countries got only cursory coverage in 6WA and elsewhere in 4E material, I also wanted to include a chapter for each country involved, describing the regime, the culture, and running there; a chapter for each country's armed forces; and finally a chapter for gaming stats, covering each country's magic, firearms, vehicles, NPC stats, maps and whatnot (not actually sure if that should be one common chapter of two separate country-specific ones). I'm looking at old books like Atzlan as an example.
Obviously enough, I'm not too keen on just writing the thing for myself and my players, so I'd like to know whether you're interested, or whether you'd want specific topics covered, or maybe whether you think some topics are excessive.
Now, if the results are to be presented to the wider world, obviously they are to be wrapped in pdf form and supplied with art. That is, naturally, a tad bit problematic, raising a lot of questions. For example, we could try emulating the look of the official books of any edition, using things like borders, general layout, or chapter structure; or we could try something of our own design. What do you think would be the best option? Would you per chance be willing to help with putting it all together? (I have an old contact of mine who's agreed to help me, but I'm not sure he's up to editing a hundred pages, and I myself have no pdf editing skills whatsoever).
Similarly, while art would be a nice addition, and I'm willing to invest some of my pocket money into getting it, it doesn't appear to be all that simple to find an artist to begin with. I could use the blueprints of RL analogues for game stats illustrations, but that still leaves the question of how to illustrate the other chapters. How important is the art for your interest, anyway? Do you know anyone who might help, or would you be willing to participate yourself per chance (again, I'm devoid of any kind of artistic talent)?
tldr: your opinion decides whether I should finish the supplement, and if yes, what should the end result look like.