From the introduction: The plague of suspicion, distrust, disinformation, conspiracy consciousness that has emanated like gamma radiation from intelligence agencies East and West, the pervasive feeling of unfathomable deceit that has destabilized our confidence in the knowability of history. The Age of Paranoia is a roleplaying game, in the style of John Le Carre and The Sandbaggers, that utilizes the Cold War to tell the story of individuals who have chosen to follow the Secret Road. User summary: Developed on a public wiki, Age of Paranoia was a port and revision of Shadows in the Fog to a new, modern genre.