Grab-bags from the Original Scroll of ColorsWhat's left of them ...
When the forum was hacked in February 2009, we lost all grab-bags from March 2008 through February 2009. Partly restored in 2010 ... and accidentally lost again to most degree when a member decided to delete his account after the "great site switch". The new forum software was wired like this ...
Besides those total wipe-outs contributions and comments are deleted due to more members quitting or falling out of the forum world accidentally in multiple site changes. Picture links are broken due to time and because we lost the galleries on EQ.com as well.
... when you can handle all this mess dare a glimpse or more. You may find gems and ruins there and anything between!
Many thanks to
@Arthis and
@Outlier aka jeb for their listings on the Original Scroll. *bows* It was a great help!
This portion of the Table of Contents is in reverse chronological order.Build a "Grab Bag" for the Month!"Grab-Bag Writings and Art" Table of Contents-
end of the grab-bags on the original Scroll in December 2013 -
November 2013 Grab-Bagkindness / an unexpected encounter / dark water / stary night / farewell
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no grab-bag activities from April 2013 to October 2013 -
2013 Grab Bag (March)
something spooky / try / something new / long distance relationship / an unexpected bath
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no grab-bag activities from October 2012 to February 2013 -
September 2012 Grab-Baghealing / bike(s) (it's not necessary to use the word bike. Just refer to it the way the elves might) / next generation / ache / ambush / singing
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no grab-bag activities from December 2011 to August 2012 -
November 2011 Grab-Baga toaster / Preserver / decision / failure / splat / last minute
October 2011 Grab-bagconflict / gourd (pumpkin/squash/etc) / swarm / rain / Deja vu
September 2011 Grab-Bagtrapped (either the feeling of being so or literally) / mud / bleeding (physically, emptionally or metaphorically) / chameleon (either literally, the color-changing animal, or figuratively, the act of changing appearance in order to blend in) / school (education, learning, lesson(s))
August 2011 Grab-Bagforgotten / a hug / festival / making an ass of one's self
Grab-Bag July 2011deceive / space (either a space or the planets/stars/etc in general) / picky (can be the troll or being just that) / a roll in the furs / a smack upside the head / music
June Grab Bag 2011dance / accusation / cave or a dark/enclosed space / birth / bugs / rabbit/ravvit
May Grab Bag 2011hybrids / shiny object / a bridge (a real built/formed structure made by humans/trolls/elves, or it can be an event or moment that connects two halves in someone's life) / promise / make or making / a mothers day
April Grab Bag 2011hatred / the need of help / a stick / procrastination / change / dream
March Grab Bag 2011storytelling / a box / first day of spring / leaping
February 2011 Grab Baga hunt (may be after prey or treasure of any kind) / a new chance / Yay! (or any kind of cheering.) / a fall / desperation of some kind (can be hilarious or serious) / the wolf instincts in an elf
January 2011 Grab Bagsunrise / loss / useful / family / good intentions / forgotten
Dec 2010 Grab bagstaying warm / conversation / elvin humor / reluctance /grumbling / treeing
November 2010Note: grab-bag was started by a member who deleted his account and no longer existssong / truth / joining / acceptance / a red moon (or moons)
October 2010 Grab-baga wound / a dance / living dead / cooking / whistling leaves / insanity
September 2010 Grab-baghonesty / the road untraveled / return / reunion
August 2010 Grab-Bag"don't be afraid" / grain / explanation / a new life / going on / a bright sun
July 2010 Grab-bag Writings and Arta ride / a revelation / death / water / ice cream / headache
June 2010Note: grab-bag was started by a member who deleted his account and no longer existsthe End / not enough / lullaby / Yes! / a treasure / a quest/search
May 2010 Grab-Bag Writings & Artsomething with spring (cleaning/happy/life waking up) / falling / nuts / an argument / survival / a threat
April 2010 Grab-bag Writings and Artinternal conflict / "ya think?" / love / someone caught red-handed / things start to happen / Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrazy (or just crazy)
March 2010 Grab-Bag Writings & Arta drunk named Lilac / bloodstained weapon (whether sword, dagger, horns, fangs, etc) / changing one's mind completely / a hug / victory
February 2010 Grab-Bag Writings & Artnew hope / a puzzle / some sort of electricity / venom/poison in the bloodstream / a secret revealed
January 2010 Grab-Bag Writings & Artreal life scenario/event (eg. falling from stairs-dream-landmark) / breaking free from one's parents / a gift / accident / secretly love / a new creature (eg. never seen before animal-mutant)
December 2009 Grab-Bag Writings and Artsurprise / headache / lots of food / contact (between two people) / compassion / amulet or talisman
November 2009 Grab-Bag Writings & Artreunion / journey / the spirit of a dead person/animal/thing / smile / dream / Smoke
October 2009 Grab-Bag Writings and Arta great fire / being restrained / first encounter with alcohol or dreamberries / a trick or a treat (you pick which!) / mistake or misapprehension / being bored
September 2009 Grab-Bag Writings and Art*SPLAT!!* (whether it's someone jumping into water, a sudden downpour or whatever the imagination can come up with!) / balance / a new revelation (this can be about something they have, something they thought they knew, something they find, etc) / nagging / first word - whether it's the first word someone says in the story, or someone's first word in another language/tongue / trying to change habits (the struggle to break a bad habit, or trying to start/stick with a good one)
August 2009Cannot find it ... maybe lost due to the deleted account.honor (Whether someone's honor being at stake, or someone honored in some fashion) / lack of time (not having enough time for something - a task, life, etc) / a bond (could be between elves who are recognizied with eachother or something like that) / dwelling with the past / a cold (you know...sniffles, headache, fever...whatever a cold might mean) / longing
July 2009 Grab-Bag Writings & Artjumping up and down / jealousy / maternal instinct / a scar, whether it's symbolic, physical or psychic / The Scroll of Colors / moons, moonlight, moon symbols
June 2009 Grab-Bag Writings and Arthands touching / death of a pet/bond beast/animal / surprise / test of some kind / sun, or a sun symbol or image / water coming down, as in crying or raining
May 2009 Grab-Bag Writings & Artpermission (as in permission to talk, open a door, etc.) / Eyes Meet Eyes (I would think this could mean Recognition, but it could also mean a stare of challenge or something like that.) / tragedy (could be dramatic or less dramatic, like Pike can't eat dreamberries or someone is badly hurt, etc.) / a coin / a bug (I would think this would mean either an insect or a Preserver, but if you want to do a Futurequest-type story, it could also mean a microphone, right?) / flame
April 2009 Grab-Bag Writings & Arta joke, prank or trick / decision / change in someone's life / explosion / a treewee / loafing around
March 2009 Grab-Bag Writings & Artbright-metal (steel) / a secret / doing the impossible / a new life of some kind (new creature, new person, new pet, any kind of new living thing
February 2009 Grab-bagreflection (in a mirror, a pond or whatever) / something hot / a star or something star-shaped, like a starfish / tainted blood - this can be wolf blood or something similar, or it can be blood tainted by poison, venom or disease
January 2009facing your greatest fear / rebirth of some kind / natural disaster / prediction, foreboding, forewarning or any sense of something to come
December 2008gift given to show you care / singing / a pine/evergreen tree / winter ("white-cold") / discovering something new
November 2008licking (an action) / scaring the s***t out of someone / a fierce storm (hurricane, blizzard, maelstrom) / a weapon
October 2008celebration of the past (of some kind) / truly seeing someone for the first time (such as through their actions) / an accidental kill / a child's birth
September 2008earth / a breath of fresh air / a torch / a body of water / a void (physical, emotional or spiritual) / Finding your center or where you belong
August 2008a journey / standing true to who you are / an argument or fight / leadership/someone who rules over many / craziness / a shocking choice
July 2008a healing / breaking some kind of rule / something to eat / invention / falling / a secret place
June 2008facing your fear / ties / a sacred/spooky place / a cat of some kind / arrows / preventing something bad from happening
May 2008storm clouds / flirting / a really big rock / an unexpected ally / leather pants / a burp
March-April 2008 Grab-Bag Writings & Artbones / a belated gift / intoxication / a pickle (or a cucumber-type vegetable, or such a vegetable "cured" in some way)
February 2008 Grab-Bag Writings & Artsomething or someone falling from a high place / a question of trust / first vague signs of spring / rain / baby booties / music
January 2008 Grab-Bag Writings & Artbetrayal from within the tribe / a birthday / thirst / same-gender lovemates/lifemates / a circle / a sunrise
December 2007 Grab-Bag Writings & Artseeing a spirit or ghost / a warm moment within a family / lots and lots of snow / a chief's failure / something transparent, gauzy, translucent, or see-through / a child's toy or something a child plays with
November 2007 Grab-Bag Writings and Artharvest / coming of age (realized through some action, not just "growing up") / feathers / feeling thankful and/or giving thanks / a turkey (on World of Two Moons, it's called a "wattleneck") / the color blue
October 2007 Grab-Bag Writings & Artmagic gone afoul / a mother keeping vigil / drizzly, dreary rain / severe illness/injury with long recovery / a rock / fear
September 2007 Grab-Bag Writings & Arta sending (of any kind) that goes unanswered / Autumn's first frost / first brush of (romantic) love / an insect or insects / something that does not go according to plan / something worn on the head: a hat, headband, etc.
August 2007 Grab-Bag Writings & Artcoping with death or loss / a fight between two people who are usually close / making a mistake / loving physical contact that isn't sexual / something shiny / fog
July 2007 Grab-Bag Writings & Artmaking/not wanting to make a decision / lifemating/lovemating without Recognition / Summer heat / an elf performing an action or gesture usually attributed to humans / jealousy / a struggle for personal independence
Grab-Bag Writings & Art - June 2007a misunderstanding (possibly caused by language differences) / laughter / a wedding / a scent (lingered upon and described) / music / something hidden
May 2007 Grab-Bag Writings & Artan eclipse / remembering something/someone / candlelight / something mystical/mythical (besides the elves) / a relationship that changes/grows (for the better, I think, is implied) / sorrow
Grab-Bag Writings & Art - April 2007an egg / a rabbit or ravvit / self-sacrifice / a practical joke / a bowl of fruit / a dark or bad occurrence
Grab-Bag Writings and Art - March 2007rain (not a storm, but a steady rainfall) / something new / spring madness / a treewee / a tragedy
Grab-Bag Writings & Art for Feb. 2007 ->
reposted herea fox / a dagger / a romantic gift / a thunderstorm / a family member / a necklace