Mason

Mason Alias: Mafia Mason Alignment: Pro-town Anti-town Role type: Communication Choice: none

Masons are a group, usually all on the Pro-Town side, that know each other to be innocent. They can communicate with each other at Night, if they choose, but otherwise usually have no special abilities. In one variation of the Mason role, the Masons cannot reveal that they are Masons to the town through roleclaiming. Instead, they must find other ways to defend each other.

Note for moderators

Masons can create something of a dilemma for Game Moderators: does the action of talking at night create something that can be blocked or tracked? Most moderators seem to answer "no", as the communication does not involve a Night Choice, and can be thought of as happening via cell-phone or e-mail or other 'secret' methods, rather than a face-to-face meeting.

Mafia Masons

A Mafia Mason is a mafia member who has infiltrated the pro-town mason group. The pro-town masons think the Mafia Mason is pro-town, which creates a "game-within-a-game" scenario where the Masons have to discern whether or not they can trust each other.

Neighbors

A Neighbor is a person who may night talk with one or more other people, but no one in the group is certain of the others' alignments.

PokerFace popularized this term as an alternative for "Unconfirmed Masons".

http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1123736#1123736

See also Cults.