In a previous thread I had asked if anyone had foreshadowed Skinsaw Murders in the middle of Burnt Offerings. Many people commented that they ran some side quests between those adventures.
My question is, if I run a couple of side quests, won't the PCs level at a rate higher than is called for in the adventure path? If I run something in Sandpoint or something not directly related to the path, won't the players then start to level faster than the pace the adventure path sets?
I figure you could probably run some really short side quests that don't pour out any more than small chunks of experience points but any adventures that last for more than a session or two would award too much experience.
I'm very interested in how this has worked for some of you.