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Concourse of the River God. This game draws from the Vietnamese spiritual concepts of Duyên(fate and the conditions that bring people together) and Nợ (the karmic debt that binds two people). Together, these concepts help explain why two people meet, why they stay, and why they eventually part ways.

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This is an introspective solo journaling game about the people who have shaped our lives and the relationships we have or once had with them. Hopefully, you guys will enjoy it if you try it. If not, you can at least learn something about my people and our culture!

You play as a Summoner who enters the Concourse of the River God. There, you attempt to form contracts with beings called the Numina. They borrow faces from your memories, and in return for sharing those memories with them, they grant you a measure of their power.

The prompts ask you to reflect on your memories and consider them from different perspectives. The game explores how love can become obligation, how protection can become control, and what may remain between two people after their relationship ends.

I originally wanted to incorporate a game with Vietnamese culture, that wasn't the Vietnam War. I was searching up ttrpgs with Vietnamese influences and all I found were games about the Vietnam War. So, I started with this concept, and it grew into something much deeper than I expected.