From the back cover: In the not too distant future, technology has spawned a darkness no one knew could even exist. The darkness swept like a tidal flood across the Earth threatening to make mankind just another extint species. The night fell upon man... and then came the tain.... But from Earth's own shadowy corners arose a savior in the form of a Dark Angel. Ever seeking to survive, Mankind chose the lesser of two dark paths. Now the human race simply struggles to live from day to day. Torn between two evils... torn between two shades of Darkness... Here is what you will find inside... New training packages to represent the lifestyles and vocations of the dark-fantastic-future. Details on how to adjust the RMSS skill system to reflect the nature of the unique environment for characters in Shades of Darkness. Rules for blending lost technology and fantasy into a seamless presentation of a dark campaign. Guidelines on how the physical manifestation of corruption, The Taint, affects characters in play (slowly corrupting them to one evil or another). New spell lists representing the new magic that is available on Earth.