Pathfinder Rules + 5 Heroes: How to buff the encounters?

[Aranian]

Hi, I'm going to be running this Adventure Path for our group starting sometime next month. We are using the Pathfinder rules with their higher player power and we also have 5 people playing heroes.

I already found the conversions of the encounters in the PRD, but some (the NPCs with class levels for instance) have a lower challenge rating. So I will be buffing those encounters back up to their intended CR, but should I make them even more challenging to account for the fifth player? Or is the AP difficult enough to challenge 5 Pathfinder characters?

[vocaldc]

I just started GMing a group of 6 characters. They just finished the Glasswords, and they've handled everything with ease. The goblins haven't posed any kind of a threat, no matter how many I throw at 'em! So I'd say have fun bombarding them with oodles of goblins.

Also, they took Tsuto down with two hits -- not much of a challenge there! I even upped his hp to 19, but his AC is so low. One arrow and one swing of a greatsword and Tsuto was dropped to -2. The players are 2nd level, by the way.

I hear that it gets more challenging later in the adventure, though (particularly the encounter with Erylium in the Catacombs of Wrath). But you'll get a feel for the party after you've started. At the beginning you won't have to worry about a TPK or anything, even if you beef it up quite a bit.

[Joey Virtue]

I have a post for 6 characters on here that is very long an exstinsive and worked really well with some optimized characters

[Fergie]

I found giving the monsters an extra 1 hp/HD worked out well at low levels. I tapered it off a little by mid levels, except for boss monsters.

I also started my group of experienced players off with 2X starting wealth, and beefed up the first few encounters a good amount. This worked out really well.

Beware of Eryluem, Melfshenkar, and her Xanesha. Read up on those battles, and carefully read the monster stat blocks before the encounters.

[Joey Virtue]

[url=http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/adventurePath/runelords/changesToRiseOfTheRuneLordsFor6PCsSpoilers/][url].

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[TBA]

Here you go

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[Aranian]

I'll buff the encounters midway between normal and your six player adventure. And see where i go from there.
I read about the more challenging encounters, i'll reduce the difficulty where it is too hard.