When you do open the floodgates, it would be nice to have a ready copyright "copy-paste" for third parties to be able to just put at the start/end of the pdf.
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Seeing as it takes time to develop things, what this does suggest for right now is that people might start working on things, knowing that when they're ready to publish there will be some sort of a license framework it will fit into. John's comment about rules/setting and intent help a lot there, even before the specific licensing is figured out.
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Indeed, as we drove to Somerset, WI yesterday to spend the afternoon working with our injection molding friends on InFUNity Tiles, Michelle and I were debating the timing, and whether it would be better to start licensing material in advance of the crowdfunding campaign or during/after it. On the one hand, we could make stretch goals out of the expanding licensed content. On the other, if we increase the advance buzz and get people working on and running new Sagas before 5D appears, that may increase the base of people interested in acquiring it.
Fundamentally, the book should be a luxury object that no one needs but everyone who likes or appreciates Ars Magica will want to have.
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TBA, but obviously this is a thing we have to examine closely (and perhaps communicate with other parties) before opening the license.
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I am beyond excited at these news, if not completely surprised (obviously). The license part of the news is awesome, and I think will be tremendously helpful in keeping Ars Magica alive. You can definitely count me in for the kickstarter. I would like to congratulate all of you for so many years of hard work in bringing this to life!
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We might not know the answer to this yet, but how big is this book going to be - in page count I mean?
This is cool news. I have been here since the edition came out and I know myself enough to know I am def going to back this at whatever amount is 'you get a book shipped to you' level.
It will be very interesting to see what has changed and what has not changed and stuff like that.
I hope its successful enough we get more products and stuff. There are still Tribunals that could use a 5e update. (You know, like removing how everything is demonic)
But yeah, kudos on this.
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Looks like the clarification and expansion of Hermetic Guidelines I have been working on is going into pause mode until ArM5D comes out.
I would suggest being a bit cautious about this until John has decided and announced exactly what is going to be opened. It won't necessarily be "everything for every edition of ArM", and if, for example, ToH:Rome is not opened, a new Rome Tribunal book would have to create all-new material, rather than just updating and revising the old book.
We don't know the answer yet. The layout is being designed, but the text is not quite finished, and so it has not been laid out.
It will be big, however.
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Well now I want THAT!
Seriously this is all great news. I'll definitely be signing up. I've been writing another two Ars games, one in setting and another in an alternate setting. It'll be great to be able to use a corebook that's had some of the rules updated and enhanced.
I'm also somewhat intrigued by the idea of publishing one of my alternate settings. I wrote an enormous amount of material for the Nathas game I ran, it would be nice to get it tidied up and published for other people to use.
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While this is a joke, I'd recommend some vanity items in the backer kit. The $5 000 for a fancy book and they get to name an example character, or example legendary monster, etc. The $1000 individually signed and numbered versions, etc.
My apologies for what may be an overstep, as I am confident you guys have a lot more marketing and economic knowledge than I.....
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And now I have to start saving for Ars Magica 5 Definitive...
I hope you guys are happy about getting my money! Cause am happy to give it to you!
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I am so much looking forward to it!
I have the French version, the English versions (both pdf and paper) and would love a high quality edition. I might even get one for a friend.
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Yeah, it would be nice to have some extravagances, as long as it does not come at the expense of the core product. If nothing else, people can buy the genuine ORDO HERMAE keychains I've been casting in metal. 
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Sound advice. Some clarity on what is included in advance might be nice. It could generate a nice momentum.
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Well, this is all very exciting.
Thank you very much to David for all your work on this, and to John and Michelle for continuing to support this fabulous game!
Remember, folks: Ars Magica awesome est! 
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As for bindings, whatever Atlas is using now seems pretty good. a few of my books have survived some pretty ferocious mauling. One of them is on the verge of falling apart, but it had a 'loose hinge' when I acquired it...
A lot of our fandom does seem to be outside of North America, however. That could cause issues, but hopefully they'll be surmountable.
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This is great news, count me in, especially the license part!
Does it mean that the material covered by the open license could made available in a vtt like Foundry?
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Providing clear authorization for virtual tabletop content is absolutely one of the things we want out of open licensing.
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My god Jason, if I tell you I'm excited for it I'm not making it justice. Can't wait! 
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