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I know of no rules for this one way or another.
So I would take guidance from Enlarge Person. You either burst out, or you stop growing when you fill the space.
What does that mean for wildshape? I would assume that in growing, you can try to "cut your way out" (not implying you're using a slashing weapon, but rather, your growth IS your slashing weapon) using your best attack - as you would usually do when swallowed whole. I didn't explain that well. If you did NOT wildshape and got swallowed whole, you would be allowed to do some damage to cut your way out, so I would allow you to do THAT same damage. If it's enough to cut yourself out, then you "burst" the enemy and transform to your normal shape just fine.
If not, you remains small enough to fit into its stomach, and since there are no rules for what a half-mouse-half-druid looks like, I would keep it simple and say you're still a mouse. Try again next round.
Clearly I made all that up, but it gives me a rule that can be used and derives that from some existing precedent (Enlarge Person). It gives the transformed character some dice to roll and a chance to succeed or fail, and gives the enemy a chance to survive or die based on how tough it really is, all while using the existing Swallow Whole rules.
Works well enough for me, off the top of my head anyway.
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Are we seriously not doing "phrasing"?
I was going to say. I don't think that says good things about me.
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But seriously, I would take a lighter approach. It's not like this is an easily abused tactic. Probably won't come up more than once or twice in a campaign. If deciding on the fly, I'd just have the monster make a save or die. You would, however, automatically take half of their remaining hit points (prior to explosion) in crushing damage. If they make the save, you still take the damage and your wild shape fails.
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The rule vagueness was the exact reason why I decided against having a Frog animal companion and access to Enlarge Person (which I somehow managed to be able to stick to my companion). Don't want my poor frog exploding when Enlarge Person runs out with a combatant still in his stomach. >_>
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You have left the rules as written and need to adjudicate.
I'd do it as a hit, or possibly a crit for max damage that expels the druid from the mouth. The game is VERY against "your head explode" options.
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So, to those who say you can't do that, I ask this:
What happens in this situation if instead of the Druid using Wildshape to become something bigger instead has Wildshape wear off or get dispelled somehow? There is no longer any magic to keep the Druid the size of a Mouse, it MUST become it's original shape and size again. If that is the same size or bigger then the creature that swallowed it, never mind the size of it's stomach, then they aren't going to be contained anymore.
Some are indicating that they would not allow this to work as Enlarge Person prevents you from reaching a size larger than the space available. I disagree with this due to the false equivalency. If you were using magic to increase your size then I would agree. In this case you are ending magic which allows you to remain small. Growth would occur (possibly to your detriment) as the magic ends. If the creature has a listed amount of damage for a swallowed individual to cut their way out, I would apply exactly that amount to both the Druid and the creature and move on from there with an expelled Druid. If this is enough to kill either/both creature(s), so be it.
The rules do not cover this, ask your GM.
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