I feel the need to point out that if I were skum fake claiming I think one would be better fit to choose something other than a mason fake claim. Personally, I would of claimed 1 shot doctor in this spot as skum. It sets up for tomorrow to force a real doctor to have to out their results to explain why I am still alive, or if they existed, maybe they would even proc me in that spot, idk. But the mason claim, as we are here right now, would just be stupid. How does that play out?
1) I claim mason, don't claim partner.
2a) Real masons (assuming I am skum) could claim.
2b) The whole UB claim could happen, which (if I were skum) I would have to assume is at least moderately likely.
3) Either way it plays out, it will end up with me having to claim a partner.... which... if I were skum is pretty much game over for me at that point.
Now that all sounds like skummy defense for me saying if there is a UB they should not claim. It IS defense of me saying that if there is a UB they should keep quiet... but I do not intend for it to be skummy.
The concept just leads to so many PRs outing themselves so early on. That is exactly what skum would want to push in this scenario. Exactly the opposite is what I am suggesting. I think in order from best to worse it goes:
1) lynch someone that is not me (or my partner)
2) lynch me
3) have the UB claim and go down that path.
I do not think that in this set up that skum would fake claim UB here. I get lynched, they kill partner at night, UB gets lynched tomorrow. Just the same, if there is a UB in the game, if they were to claim it would go the same - I get lynched, they kill my partner at night, UB gets lynched tomorrow. So of course SKUM WOULD WANT TO PROMOTE A UB CLAIM because it gives them one extra PR they know. I would much rather us either lynch someone that is not me and keep my partner and the UB unknown, or if you must, lynch me and at least there will be a unknown pair of masons left in the game if the UB exists. In both of those scenarios I am the only known PR that is does not make it to tomorrow - sort of a limiting the damage concept.
Damn this is a hard point to push from my current spot. Anyone at all in the game that sees the point I am making here?