Right now, we have a subscription model with the possibility to buy individual files. Whether we'll move it outside of patreon for sale at drivethru later isn't decided yet, but patreon allows for sales too. If we were spending 30h on the product, I'd go through drivethru and hope the sales comes in. The project will dwarf that time commitment by an order of magnitudes. It's possible that we're looking at a thousand hours or more. That time is why I'm going with the backer model. Community support is the only reasonable way to make this project a success. Backers will get the product first and won't pay twice.
Are you talking about the scriptorium? Because there was some eager fans debating back in... February 2024. Lothindil and I were part of that conversation. And then it stopped. I think there have been a handful of posts in July, a handful of posts in the Fall... Unless it's moved behind closed doors, I see that project as mostly inactive. Hence why we're acting - we know where we're going with it. I know @Red-Shadow-Claws is working on an hedge tradition in the Levant on which I provided an early review on and that's about what I know on what's really moving.
I'm open to collaborating if it makes sense and is feasible. It would be better for the community to have a single product, largely supported, or products that complement each other rather than contradict each other. That being said... there are also zones of the project where we pretty much know where we're going and where bringing in added help may slow us down trying to ensure things stay coherent. One constraint is the budget. The feasibility of involving authors for compensation depends on the number of backers. A project backed by hundreds of fans can pay for things a project backed by ten cannot. But there may be ways to collaborate regardless. Making sure products set in the zone are compatible or offering membership for significant contributions. The other constraint is my time. Time spent onboarding is not spent editing and I've made commitments that I will want to deliver on. Those come first. If someone wants to collaborate - a private message on the board or on Discord is best.
I'll PM you on Discord later. I plan to setup a section on the ars magicka discord server to engage with fans who don't come to the board frequently. I'd appreciate an introduction if you'd be willing to provide one. I need to reach the fans where they are.
So the documents are undergoing edition already - it's part of what I do. Correct typos, grammar, rephrasing for clarity, verifying the game mechanics, that kind of thing. I go back to my author if I think something should be improved, for example to keep in line with 5th ed canon or overall product direction. But yes, I'll inevitably miss something and plan to be taking in feedback and errata from backers.