The Genius of d20 Cthulhu

During last night's session of Nocturnum, the PCs were attacked by: - a swarm of angry crows (1d2 damage per round until you take shelter) - 4 angry cultists, one with a shotgun, 3 with farming implements - One bigger-than-man-sized monstrous beetle - Two bodyguards with pistols - One tentacled monster They didn't die in the first encounter. Or the second one. They each took at least 2 hits from the big monsters at the end, and while they were all fairly bruised by the end of the session, no characters were actually dead. They get to see the end of the campaign, playing the same characters they started with! Amazing. I think d20 Cthulhu would be a perfect fit for Masks of Nyarlothotep - you start out average, but get more action-hero like as the game progresses. By the end you can actually engage in spy-tv-show level heroics without dying horribly. I'm really quite happy with it as a system for ham-fisted pulpy Cthulhu.