Is the Rise of the Runelords adventure paths STANDARD Fantasy or HIGH Fantasy.
In what context? Point-buy for character creation? Which edition, the old OGL or the new anniversary version?
The standard value for a character is 15 points. In any case, it's generally the GM's decision.
Allowing my players a 20 point buy system, and running the game with 3 different groups
About 6 characters have died sofar, and one of the parties has 5 players.
It's up to you, but it's plenty difficult. A little combat heavy IMHO, but still a good story.