I generally avoid a game in which it is basically assured that your character will become insane.

I play and run, and please, never, ever, mention the abomination that is Cthulhu D20 :shudders painfully:

Been running since '95. My problem is getting my players out of the mindset that its pointless and thus not worth playing. Though 5.5 has begin to turn away from teh dead or crazy outlook, my players are still whining.

If you're still interested, I'm for playing it online. Let me know.

I have a Sunday game in SSF that is just starting out. The GM is a close friend who asked me when she first began, "Should I run COC d20? Everyone already knows the system, right?"

I said, "Everyone knows the original too, dear. At least, everyone of any import."

I was just joking, but I got serious later and told her about how serious the license was taken by some people.
And that nothing was wrong with the original game...and that Chaosium had the blessings of August Delerth and his boys, which Wizards cannot claim, even by association.
She jumped in with both feet and never looked back. She's running a game based on Secrets of San Francisco, for starters, 1920s setting. A few experienced players would be very nice.

Let me know if you are interested, it's from 12noon Sundays to about 5pm.