Masons ARE IC's in this setup. There is no way for scum to claim Masonry without loosing.
This is true only if at least one mason claims day 1.
Correct.
Incorrect. But hey, if the scum team hasn't figured out how to do it, good for us.
Ash, I read the Mod QT, and I've gone over this. They simply cannot break it.
If 1 scum claims first, then 1 Mason counters, with the threat of having his buddy back him up. He demands the same from the first claimant. If claimant #1 does not bring in backup, and #2 does, then you've caught your scum. If he DOES, then it's a 50/50 crap shoot D1, that ends in revealing TWO scum with the lynch flip, thus forcing a town win by D3.
If a mason claims first, scum counterclaims, and it works out exactly as above. Prove your second, or you're lying scum.
If a Mason claims, and scum waits until twilight to go "oh btw, I'm the real mason not him, but no time to prove partners", guess what? You've found scum for the next day because the real masons wouldn't wait to counterclaim.
It's a no win scenario for scum to try and game the mason claims. As long as one real mason claims today, all scum can do is out themselves.