Larian Studios Forums Divinity - Original Sin Divinity Original Sin - Mods Mods for sale, with official support ?

The rewards for making a large mod are manifold. First and foremost the creative process itself is a reward. That is why you should be doing it.

Second, if you make something good, you and your contributors will get publicity. This might open up opportunities that were previously unavailable for you. A lot of successful game developers started out this way. But they worked for free for years first.

So you may well see economical rewards, but they will be far down the road. You might get offered a job or you might be able to ask for donations to make another mod of the same quality. If you are really really good/lucky, you might get offered a deal to monetize your mod.

But as long as you are modding and not making your own game (which is a lot harder), I think it is best to assume that you are not getting paid.