Written by award-winning German science fiction author Michael Marrak, Black Prophecy whisks players into a universe marked by a war raging between two supernatural races. The two races - each engrossed in the battle for domination of the universe - don't notice the true risk lurking in the vast emptiness of space. The real danger is a mysterious force whose only goal is to restore order in the universe. Characters are developed by building up one's skills, thus gaining access to increasingly better equipment. The game features a huge variety of weapons and ship parts that can be added as modules to a player's ship allowing an almost endless range of possibilities for players to design, build and customize their ship or space stations to exactly what they want.