I tried The monastery too actually, or the demo of it at least. The lack of background prior to being left on my own baffled me and i thought it was a draft for The archmage. Wich it is i guess, in a way.
But isn't spliting the game in two essentially the same as going both paths at the same time? Given that your patreon chose home... Genuine question, i don't know the answer.
I can relate. I always lacked the focus to stick with one path at a time and end up ditching stories i write for new ones due to lack of inspiration at a given time. Most of the draft i make remain in drawers (or computer folders for VNs) for years. I advance a few of them here and there, but most remain untouched...
Anyway, your game is interresting, i'm curious to see how it will unfold.