So, swarms (and also troops) whose space exceeds 10-by-10 feet are stated as having completely shapeable spaces. But how does this work in practice? Can a swarm reshape its space at will? Does it require an action, and if so, what kind? Does reshaping itself in any way count as movement for the swarm, and if so, does it detract from the swarm's available movement per round, and does it provoke attacks of opportunity? If a large swarm breaks up into non-contiguous segments, how does that work? Is there a limit on how far apart such segments can move?
Any kind of clarification on this point would be très, très boss. :)
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- Gears
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In 3.5, you had a number of 5 ft squares to allocate.
In PF, they removed some lines. So now you have a number of 10 ft squares to allocate.
You reshape when you move (not strictly called out as the way or only way), but since no rules allow for reshaping it should be assumed that is done via moving. I'd treat each 10 ft square as an blob for movement (so 20 ft move means each 10 ft square can move a total of 20 and must stay connected to other blobs).
That seems like a pretty decent way of ruling it, although I'll probably houserule it back to allocating 5-foot squares, which strikes me as more fun, but that's another issue. Thanks for the input!