Follow the map pathing, traveling from one location to the next like an old school scallywag explorer.
Pick a starting point of 1-3.
From your selected starting point, you will follow the color of your current point OUT to the next selection of stops. These are stops 4-8.
Again, follow the color of your current point out to the next selection of stops. These are stops 9-12.
Again, follow the color of the line out to find your side quests (A-F).
All side quests lead to the home portal prompts. Either match the prompt to the one you started with (1-3) or select one.
If it sounds confusing, there is an included diagram to help.
I choose to start at 2. My prompt is On Stranger Tides - Window/Door/Mirror on the cover
From 2, the path takes me to either 5, 6, or 7. I decided I want to do prompt 5: Batten Down the Hatches - Weapon on the cover
From 5, I can go to 9 or 10. I decide to also stop at 9: Steady Course - Longest title on your TBR
From 9, I can go to side quests A, B, or C. I decide to do C: Root Rot - About poisons or plants
I end at the Home Portal and decided to do prompt 2 since I started at 2: Fortune’s End - Roll d6 = # of words in title