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b2memBelow the cut, you will find each prompt on each path, from start to finish, in text-only form, including a section on how the gameboard is set up to aid users with colorblindness.
Red path: Long path for fanworks
Freedom
Major life changes
Lost on the road
“And the night shall be filled with music And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, and silently steal away.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Act of Kindness
Dreams
Lost trust or betrayal
A meteor/shooting star
“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” Sarah Williams
“He chanted a song of wizardry, of piercing, of opening, of treachery…” JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion
Obstacles
Torture
Wild
Tales and song by the fire
Act of Kindness
“She walks in beauty like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies…” Lord Byron
Despair
“The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night.” Haruki Murakami
“The world withers and the wind rises; the candles are quenched. Cold falls the night.” JRR Tolkien, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son
Wild
“How long is forever?” Lewis Carroll
Act of Kindness
“when he first stood near her and recognized her dimly through the shadows, like one who, at the beginning of the month, either sees or thinks he has seen the moon rise through clouds.” Vergil, The Aenid
“The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began…” JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
A new Age begins
Faith
Foresight
Wild
“This was the Noontide of the Blessed Realm, the fullness of its glory and its bliss, long in tale of years, but in memory too brief…” JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion
Remembering
Hope
“They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” Edgar Allan Poe
“The morning will surely come, the darkness will vanish, and thy voice pour down like golden streams breaking through the sky.” Rabindranath Tagore
Books
Act of Kindness
“I will not say the Day is done nor bid the Stars farewell.” JRR Tolkien, The Return of the King
Minas Ithil and Minas Arnor
Time of the day
Purple path: Medium path for fanworks
The full moon
“I love the silent hour of night, For blissful dreams may then arise, Revealing to my charmed sight What may not bless my waking eyes. “ Anne Brontë
Tyranny
“That’s the advantage of insomnia. People who go to bed early always complain the night is too short, but for those of us who stay up all night, it can feel as long as a lifetime. You get a lot done.” Banana Yoshimoto
Wild
The Darkening of Valinor
“On silver necklaces they strung The flowering stars, On crowns they hung The dragon-fire, in twisted wire They meshed the light of moon and sun.” JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
Things that go bump in the night
Wild
Folklore, folk tales, and old wives’ tales
“The gods were gathered on guarded heights, of doom and death deep they pondered. Sun they rekindled, and silver Moon they set to sail on seas of stars.” JRR Tolkien, Völsungakvida en Nÿja
Day and Night
Inclement weather
“Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.” William Blake
Act of Kindness
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” John Steinbeck
Green path: Short path for fanworks
“It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.” Stephen King
Wild
Animals
Lost and found
“We go, we go, we go to war, to hew the stone and break the door; for bole and bough are burning now, the furnace roars-- we go to war!” JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers
Darkness falling
Act of Kindness
“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” Mahatma Ghandi
Yellow path: Fanworks recs
Favorite character
Underappreciated Fanwork
Favorite book
Wild
Favorite relationship
Creators Who Are New to You
Favorite setting
Topic of your choice
Act of Kindness
Favorite genre/art style
Orange path: Nonfiction
Worldbuilding
Analyze a chapter or passage
Act of Kindness
Personal essay
Compile a list of sources on a specific topic
Multimedia
Meta on fandom
Character study or Ship manifesto
Wild
Take a stand on a question or issue
Blue path: Artwork
Black and white
Abstract
Act of Kindness
Primary colors
Minimalist
Limited palette (your choice of colors)
Tolkien quote
Realistic
Wild
Secondary colors
All paths intersect the red path once, save for the purple path which intersects twice. The red path is the only path that has intersections with different color paths.
Red path: long fanworks path, starts in upper left, no dots, single line of connection between squares
Green path: short fanworks path, starts in lower left, one dot
Yellow path: fanworks recs, starts in lower right, three dots
Blue path: fanart/graphics, starts in upper left, four dots
Orange path: nonfiction, starts in lower left, two dots
Purple path: medium fanworks path, starts in upper right, one dot in each lower corner
- Red path: long path for fanworks (31 prompts, 4 Acts of Kindness, 3 Wild); jump to Red path
- Purple path: medium path for fanworks (13 prompts, 1 Act of Kindness, 2 Wild); jump to Purple path
- Green path: short path for fanworks (6 prompts, 1 Act of Kindness, 1 Wild); jump to Green path
- Yellow path: Fanworks recs (8 prompts, 1 Act of Kindness, 1 Wild); jump to Yellow path
- Orange path: Nonfiction (8 prompts, 1 Act of Kindness, 1 Wild); jump to Orange path
- Blue path: artwork (8 prompts, 1 Act of Kindness, 1 Wild); jump to Blue path
- Jump to Colorblindness Accessibility
Red path: Long path for fanworks
Freedom
Major life changes
Lost on the road
“And the night shall be filled with music And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, and silently steal away.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Act of Kindness
Dreams
Lost trust or betrayal
A meteor/shooting star
“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” Sarah Williams
“He chanted a song of wizardry, of piercing, of opening, of treachery…” JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion
Obstacles
Torture
Wild
Tales and song by the fire
Act of Kindness
“She walks in beauty like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies…” Lord Byron
Despair
“The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night.” Haruki Murakami
“The world withers and the wind rises; the candles are quenched. Cold falls the night.” JRR Tolkien, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son
Wild
“How long is forever?” Lewis Carroll
Act of Kindness
“when he first stood near her and recognized her dimly through the shadows, like one who, at the beginning of the month, either sees or thinks he has seen the moon rise through clouds.” Vergil, The Aenid
“The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began…” JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
A new Age begins
Faith
Foresight
Wild
“This was the Noontide of the Blessed Realm, the fullness of its glory and its bliss, long in tale of years, but in memory too brief…” JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion
Remembering
Hope
“They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” Edgar Allan Poe
“The morning will surely come, the darkness will vanish, and thy voice pour down like golden streams breaking through the sky.” Rabindranath Tagore
Books
Act of Kindness
“I will not say the Day is done nor bid the Stars farewell.” JRR Tolkien, The Return of the King
Minas Ithil and Minas Arnor
Time of the day
Purple path: Medium path for fanworks
The full moon
“I love the silent hour of night, For blissful dreams may then arise, Revealing to my charmed sight What may not bless my waking eyes. “ Anne Brontë
Tyranny
“That’s the advantage of insomnia. People who go to bed early always complain the night is too short, but for those of us who stay up all night, it can feel as long as a lifetime. You get a lot done.” Banana Yoshimoto
Wild
The Darkening of Valinor
“On silver necklaces they strung The flowering stars, On crowns they hung The dragon-fire, in twisted wire They meshed the light of moon and sun.” JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
Things that go bump in the night
Wild
Folklore, folk tales, and old wives’ tales
“The gods were gathered on guarded heights, of doom and death deep they pondered. Sun they rekindled, and silver Moon they set to sail on seas of stars.” JRR Tolkien, Völsungakvida en Nÿja
Day and Night
Inclement weather
“Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.” William Blake
Act of Kindness
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” John Steinbeck
Green path: Short path for fanworks
“It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.” Stephen King
Wild
Animals
Lost and found
“We go, we go, we go to war, to hew the stone and break the door; for bole and bough are burning now, the furnace roars-- we go to war!” JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers
Darkness falling
Act of Kindness
“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” Mahatma Ghandi
Yellow path: Fanworks recs
Favorite character
Underappreciated Fanwork
Favorite book
Wild
Favorite relationship
Creators Who Are New to You
Favorite setting
Topic of your choice
Act of Kindness
Favorite genre/art style
Orange path: Nonfiction
Worldbuilding
Analyze a chapter or passage
Act of Kindness
Personal essay
Compile a list of sources on a specific topic
Multimedia
Meta on fandom
Character study or Ship manifesto
Wild
Take a stand on a question or issue
Blue path: Artwork
Black and white
Abstract
Act of Kindness
Primary colors
Minimalist
Limited palette (your choice of colors)
Tolkien quote
Realistic
Wild
Secondary colors
Colorblindness Accessibility
All paths intersect the red path once, save for the purple path which intersects twice. The red path is the only path that has intersections with different color paths.
Red path: long fanworks path, starts in upper left, no dots, single line of connection between squares
Green path: short fanworks path, starts in lower left, one dot
Yellow path: fanworks recs, starts in lower right, three dots
Blue path: fanart/graphics, starts in upper left, four dots
Orange path: nonfiction, starts in lower left, two dots
Purple path: medium fanworks path, starts in upper right, one dot in each lower corner
