My party (5 PC) is at the end of the 7 days, they'll go to meet Davaulus and so on. They are at the lvl 5, and I wish to know if it is sufficient for them in order to succeed and finish this adventure?
And to begin "escape..." they should be at which lvl? lvl 8? (which seems to be difficult according to their actual lvl).
Not all level five parties are created equal. If your group is really optimized and well equipped then they'll probably manage. A group of four should be level five or six going into the final encounter of Seven Days to the Grave, so you're pretty close.
Personally though I'd probably add another encounter or two into there first.
I'm using the medium XP track from PFRPG and my party was also 5th level going in. More than enough XP in there to bring them to 6th. Still going to have to run a side quest, maybe two, in order to bring them up to 8th for Escape.
Well, at least one of them is ECL 8th. Wererat mafia made her an offer she couldn't refuse.
My group of 5 players was only level 5 when they went to the Hospice as well. About halfway to level 6. They not only gained enough XP to get to level 6 by the first encounter in the Temple below, but were able to level to 7 by the end of it as well. The Hospice and Temple are very experience-rich.
In fact the problem is that for having theses XP, their need to have a rest, because we're not in a MMOrpg, in which, from the moment they defeat an enemy, they gain XP. According to me, they have to have a rest in order to wake up and fell that something has change. But I agree, that there is so much encounter in the last part of this book, that If I don't give XP during the fight, it's going to be very difficult for them.
I'm going to make they play in 2 parties this final scene. I don't know when I'm going to cu the story but....
We usually do xp after each session. I'm willing to be flexible with handing it out, especially when they're in a dungeon with so much around.
I agree with you. During my party, I don't like to give thme XP during the same day (or session) but concerning the situation, I think that they'll have their XP between the two sessions.