History VideoGame / EquinTheLantern

* ArmorPiercingSlap: The glove items have a slap move that costs nothing and [[ManaBurn drains stamina from enemies]]. The stamina damage is too low for it to really matter later on, though.

* StarterEquipment: Each of the three classes have their own set of nine possible starting items from which you must pick three. Clearing the game with a class lets you choose one more item for them when starting a new playthrough. Knives are some of the earliest weapons to have a special move, making the Pristine Dagger one of the best 1-3 atk weapons.

* KnifeNut: The Wizard can begin with a knife. Knives are some of the earliest weapons to have a special move, making the Pristine Dagger one of the best 1-3 atk weapons.

* StarterEquipment: Each of the three classes have their own set of nine possible starting items from which you must pick three. Clearing the game with a class lets you choose one more item for them when starting a new playthrough.

It takes place in the same setting of ''VideoGame/JustACleric'' and in 2021 it [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1630690/Equin_2_The_Warren_Peace/ got a sequel]] titled ''Equin 2: The Warren Peace''.

** The ShieldBash action usable by both you and some enemies [[StatusAilment lowers defense]].
** There are several kinds of offensive and defensive [[StatusBuff status buffs]] in the game.

* ArtifactTitle: The game doesn't star the titular character from the series' previous action games.

It takes place in the same setting of ''VideoGame/JustACleric''.

* StandardStatusEffects:

* StarterEquipment: Each of the three classes have their own set of nine possible starting items from which you must pick three. Clearing the game with a class lets you choose one more item for them when starting a new playthrough.

* FinalDeath: There are no continues, my friend.

* NintendoHard: The game is very difficult and there is a luck factor involved as expected from the genre. One bad decision is often all there is between you and YetAnotherStupidDeath and you [[FinalDeath cannot continue]] after dying, either.

''[[http://dxfgames.com/EquinTheLantern/EquinTheLantern.htm Equin: The Lantern]]'' is a 2012 PC roguelike dungeon crawler rpg game by DXF Games which was later rereleased on Steam in 2016. [[NoPlotNoProblem Hardly featuring a plot]], the game tasks the player, in the role of a [[PettingZooPeople Xtoli]] Warrior, Thief, Wizard or Cleric, with exploring 50 randomly-chosen floors of the mysterious Lantern's dungeon while fighting off monsters and figuring out the local rules and tricks to survive.

** Time bomb and ice levels aside, once you clear an level of enemies there will be nothing to keep you from running back and forth or skipping your turns on the spot until you recharge all your stamina. It just takes a boringly long time even at max speed, as you need over a dozen steps to regain one stamina point.

* BreakableWeapons: Wooden gear that's currently equipped will burn away if you step on a fire tile or get hit by fire spells. Several items such as the basic magic wand can also randomly break when you try to use their special effect. This becomes more likely on a green phase but will never happen on a purple one.

* BoobyTrap: Chests that flash red are booby trapped and will more often than not damage you when opened. They deal random damage ranging from minor to high depending of the chest's type.[[labelnote:*]]Even a plain wood chest can unexpectedly kill you by dealing over 5 damage. The trapped gold chests add the toxin status on top of even bigger damage![[/labelnote]] There is also an event that makes them indistinguishable from normal chests. A Thief has the best chances to bypass their traps with their exclusive key items and isn't affected by the aforementioned event. You also get an exp bonus every time you open a trapped chest unharmed.

** There is some gear for the Warrior that gives a good increase in defense, but lowers dexterity. You do not want your Warrior to get even more inaccurate. Some other gear decreases magic defense instead, which is a concern later on.

* VideoGameStealing: The Thief can steal items from enemies once he reaches level 7. Certain enemies can also do this to you.

* UpdatedRerelease: The Steam version is one to the original one the developer used to sell on his own site. Over the course of several updates it got new items, enemies and a fourth class. The developer then made a widescreen version of the game and started making further changes on it while leaving the previous 4:3 resolution version as it was.

** Several items come from DXF Games' past works, including some that originated in the cancelled ''VideoGame/{{Hasslevania}} 2''.

* BoobyTrap: Chests that flash red are booby trapped and will more often than not damage you when opened. They deal random damage ranging from minor to high depending of the chest's type.[[labelnote:*]]Even a plain wood chest can unexpectedly kill you by dealing over 5 damage. The trapped gold chests add the toxin status on top of even bigger damage![[/labelnote]] A Thief has the best chances to bypass their traps with their exclusive key items. You also get an exp bonus every time you open a trapped chest unharmed.

** The Warrior is strong, has good HP and STM growth and can equip most of the gear you find, but he also has low accuracy, becomes [[MagicallyIneptFighter weaker and weaker to spells]] the more he levels up and is more likely to break special items.

** The Warrior is strong, has good HP and STM growth and can equip most of the gear you find, but he also has low accuracy and is [[MagicallyIneptFighter very weak to spells]].

* RapidFireFistcuffs: The Fist of Fury weapon sets the Speed Burst effect on during battles and improves it, making it likely for the player to dish blows for several turns in a row.

* DarkMagicianGirl: The playable Cultist is female.

** The Cultist offers items in exchange for maximum HP instead of gold.

* FantasyCharacterClasses: The classes you can choose from are a FighterMageThief plus a Cleric. Each class has unique special moves.

* OneHitKill: The Grave Dust item gives this effect to your physical attacks for a while.

** Time bomb and ice levels aside, once you clear an level of enemies there will be nothing to keep you from running back and forth or skipping your turns on the spot until you recharge all your stamina. It just takes a while, as you need over a dozen steps to regain one stamina point.

** The powerful Fuzzy Chicken can appear instead of the Troll in floor 10. Other alternate bosses are likely to follow in the next updates.

* InventoryManagementPuzzle: Originally the player could store up to 10 items, but updates increased the limit to 15 and then 18. If you open a chest while the backpack is full, the chest's contents will be set to gold.

** Equipping a set of items related to characters from previous ''Equin'' games lets you visit a secret area after clearing the curent level.

* DungeonShop: Some levels have shops and inns in fixed locations. They close after the player leaves, but will reopen if a Service Bell is used.