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I'd advise against making a group of super NPCs to show the PCs what real heroes look like or whatever. It isn't particular conducive to good fun playing second fiddle to some NPCs.

Also make the strategy one a inquisitor, they're much better at that sort of thing.

It'd be helpful to know the party composition is for balancing things, also point buy and whether you're using correct WBL

-the two are being broken out of prison as part of the PC's long term plans and are only going to be fighting with them for a bit (and unless they go way off characters should have no reason to fight against them)

- inquisitor it is :)

- party is currently: 1 sorcerer (angelic bloodline) 1 ranger (duel wielder) 1 homebrew thing (a bit of a mess but it balances out) 1 invistegator and 1 that is recently joined and thus have yet to make a permenant character (has been using precon bloodrager for the last 2 sessions) all lvl 5

i often write as i play, for example, we run into a village and someone has been kidnapped? i ask myself and kinda choose on the spot wether my character cares or not, from there why he does or doesnt and so one, for example, of course i care! why? because i can relate as a kid i was kidnapped by pirates... they ended up just throwing me off at the next port since my familly was too poor to ransom me and i was too weak and young to enslave properly...
i wouldnt recommand it for a long term campaign but it works great for a short term or even a one off...

Howdy folks!
im a relatively new GM in pathfinder and am having some balance issues, some of my encounters that need to be epic (masterpiece of the vile necromancer) are laughingly easy (they tripped the poor bugger and proceeded to slaughter it) and some are the exact oppisite (almost TPK by a group of rando zombies anyone?)
just can't seem to get the hang of it...
so i looked around at some guides and they were some help... but there is one thing i cant seem to find so here i am:

The group are 4-5 players at the 5th lvl mostly basic characters and far from min/maxed i need to create 2 NPCs who act as their commanding officers, they need to be rather badass and the two of them should probably be able to beat the group rathar easilly if they were to go up against them (2 VS 5) what level should i put them at? any other feats you would reccomand?

(bonus: one is supposed to be a stategic mastermind and the other a nimble, rapier wielder both are paladins of the main deity for the world)

(bonus #2 for those familliar with magic the gathering and its lore the two im talking about are innistrad's own thalia and odric, for a "shadows over innistrad" campaign im running)

thanks in advance and sorry for the long-ish post!