In post 2793, Nahdia wrote:unless, you know, he's scum who drafted espionage. which i guess is totally possible. idk.
It's really simple math. The scenarios you have:
-Something_smart is scum, without espionage: scum were hoping to draw the cop out.
*If the scumteam has neither the roleblocker nor the doctor, this is explicitly suicidal. A cop counterclaiming would receive doctor protection, and we could simply use follow-the-cop.
*If the scumteam has the doctor, then unless the terrorist kills the cop, the cop still gets at least one valid result.
*If the scumteam has the roleblocker, well, we know the roleblocker is in the hands of scum and we can work on finding it especially if radar/fighter are in town hands. (Finding a player visiting the cop = finding the roleblocker or the doctor. Finding a player with the roleblock = finding scum.)
This scenario is pretty unlikely.
-Something_smart is scum, with espionage:
*If the scumteam has the roleblocker, they cannot use it at night. This frees up all other town PRs, to allow for Something_smart to claim roleblocked.
*If the scumteam does not have the roleblocker, then Something_smart must "produce" results, results which mind you are a GUESS because a scum cop cannot locate the terrorist. He either busses scum, or risks getting caught on a false innocent.
I find this scenario less likely, but oh well.
-Something_smart is town with espionage:
*If the scumteam has the roleblocker, they use it on Something_smart. This frees up the other town PRs, and tells us information about the scumteam.
*If the scumteam does not have the roleblocker, but has the doctor, Something_smart gets one valid investigation (unless the terrorist is bold), and then is killed by the scumteam. Not a bad deal for a player so widely scumread.
*If the scumteam has neither the roleblocker nor the doctor, this game becomes :easymode: as we engage follow-the-cop. Either Nahdia is town with counterintelligence meaning all results are fully 100% accurate, or Nahdia is scum and any tampered with investigation reveals to us this fact.
No matter which, the optimal path is letting Something_smart live.