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A group of flying invisible archers would likely wreck them.

Oh, I can think of plenty of things that would wreck them, but I'm hoping to challenge without devastating, if that makes sense.

I am running a game for some friends. I intend this game to be casual and light hearted, and I encourage unusual builds. As such, all four party members built martials. We have a Barbarian, a Sniper Slayer, a Swashbuckler, and a Paladin. Everyone is having fun as far as I can tell, but a predictable problem has emerged.

In a straight up fight, the party annihilates even tough foes, to the point I worry they might get bored. The one challenge they faced was a swarm, which hurt them badly, and they could barely touch. I want them to be challenged, but I worry that, for example, incorporeals will either TPK or cause retreats. I also worry that they will soon get frustrated with either easy battles or ones they can barely touch.

What are some good ways to handle parties with such might, and such obvious flaws?

I ordered the Pathfinder 2e Bundle from Humble Bundle a few weeks ago, including the physical copy of the 2e Core Rulebook. It arrived over the weekend in terrible condition. The back cover is bent nearly in half, the pages are creased, and the front cover is bowed. This warping has made the pages begin to pull away from the spine. All in all, it is basically unreadable. I would post pictures here, but do not see how to attach them.

Please advise me how to proceed. I was looking forward to getting the Core Rulebook and learning the new system, but find it difficult to do with this damaged a copy.