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<blockquote data-quote="timbannock" data-source="post: 5475456" data-attributes="member: 17913">Having only one character that is controlled by multiple players is very, very intriguing, but I really feel like it would be incredibly difficult to pull off and not have the character act like he has multiple personalities thanks to the efforts of multiple players.Smallville changed many people's perception of PvP style mechanics in a game, so you might want to take a few queues from it, in theory.&nbsp; Also, Leverage might help with the ideas of a specialist who can potentially solve any situation.&nbsp; I swear I'm not an employee of MWP!Oddly, another source to consider would be Wraith: The Oblivion and it's Shadow Player's Guide supplement.&nbsp; These show how to do PvP very well, but on an &quot;internal&quot; level, which you may very well want for a Bourne style game.&nbsp; Although we all know Bourne's the good guy, we still see the struggle at times of his (potential?) older self coming through and being more of a hardboiled killer, as opposed to a do-gooder who's just backed into a corner, fighting for his life.Those books may help with the theory, but the execution has to got to be very clear in who has power when and why, and how to resolve conflicting ideas of &quot;what's the best action to take.&quot;&nbsp; You could end up with too heavy a hand from the GM's side, or you might end up with the aforementioned multiple personality disorder of the main character because too many cooks spoil the stew (so to speak).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="timbannock, post: 5475456, member: 17913"] Having only one character that is controlled by multiple players is very, very intriguing, but I really feel like it would be incredibly difficult to pull off and not have the character act like he has multiple personalities thanks to the efforts of multiple players. Smallville changed many people's perception of PvP style mechanics in a game, so you might want to take a few queues from it, in theory. Also, Leverage might help with the ideas of a specialist who can potentially solve any situation. I swear I'm not an employee of MWP! Oddly, another source to consider would be Wraith: The Oblivion and it's Shadow Player's Guide supplement. These show how to do PvP very well, but on an "internal" level, which you may very well want for a Bourne style game. Although we all know Bourne's the good guy, we still see the struggle at times of his (potential?) older self coming through and being more of a hardboiled killer, as opposed to a do-gooder who's just backed into a corner, fighting for his life. Those books may help with the theory, but the execution has to got to be very clear in who has power when and why, and how to resolve conflicting ideas of "what's the best action to take." You could end up with too heavy a hand from the GM's side, or you might end up with the aforementioned multiple personality disorder of the main character because too many cooks spoil the stew (so to speak). [/QUOTE]

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