I thought, only 11 sprites sounds unlikely, so I went ahead and made a small reference on what kind of pieces we'd need for a good path experience:





Though, this "set" was made with larger pathed areas in mind (for example a path that's 2-3 tiles wide rather than 1, or a 6x6 area entirely covered in path tiles and such). If paths were to only support 1 tile width then it'd need 15 sprites, but if it supported more freedom it'd need like, 30...

Specifically talking about paths that have defined 'edges' though, with maximum aesthetics applied meaning said 'edges' connect nicely at all times, hence the little corner pieces on those individual tiles. Some paths don't have 'edges' so those would probably need a drastically smaller amount of sprites which could create more complications... which sucks because I'm still totally behind this idea.