[ OOC: So, before this goes too much further and is well past the point of no return barring some kind of extreme handwave/GM fiat, I want to address something that's been bugging me about this situation that you may not have been aware of, mechanically speaking.  I'm not going to comment too much on the actual content of the situation (because that's a whole other issue that is better left to PMs than in the thread) other than to say that in terms of reasons for a player to need a new character, this is not a method that I would ever support (especially given the fact that we're ostensibly supposed to be working together here).<br/><br/>Regardless, what I meant to talk about was the mechanics at play here, specifically your decision to use the three-step swallowing process.  Strictly speaking given the numbers at play here, that decision put Alizome's chances for escaping at around 15-20%.  There's a reason why almost every game I've seen has eventually switched to the other style, simply because once the CMB numbers get high enough, escape under the three-step system becomes nearly impossible barring huge skews in either relative power or dice luck.  Put another way, assuming 'average' rolls from both Xarces and Sansuki, Alizome would not have escaped, period, due to the endlessly repeating cycle of 'Escape stomach and go to throat, get sent back to stomach, repeat' that we saw occurring here.<br/><br/>The situation only got exacerbated by the spells that were involved, to the point where I honestly can't say that it didn't seem like everything was being done to ensure that Alizome died, frankly.  If that was your mutual intent from the start, then so be it, but if that is the case than at least tell us that you intend to swap characters or something to the effect.<br/><br/>EDIT: Sansuki, you actually hit his CMD exactly. Getting your size changed affects your CMB directly in addition to what's listed on the spell, as can be seen<a class="postlink" href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat#TOC-Combat-Maneuver-Bonus">here</a>, so Alizome's not quite done yet.  There's also the more general fact that with the size increase, it's going to be rather hard to confuse you for a mermaid now as soon as you start doing anything with your legs. ]