I am trying to find a table that I've seen that lists the relative number of encounters by a given game type/difficulty and my google-fu has proven weak.
I am trying to write/plan an adventure "by the book" and I've got my monsters for this first dungeon and the general adventure already picked out/made. I just need to put them into place according to Paizo/WotC standards.
I don't know if the table is a PF table, 3.5, or both, but definitely one or the other.
It was something like this:
Epic - 3 Easy encounters, 4 Average encounters, 1 Challenging encounters, 1 Hard encounters, 0 Epic encounters
Standard - 2 Easy encounters, 3 Average encounters, 2 Challenging encounters, 1 Hard encounters, 1 Epic encounters
Challenging - 1 Easy encounters, 2 Average encounters, 3 Challenging encounters, 2 Hard Encounters, 1 Epic encounters
Horror - 0 Easy encounters, 1 Average encounters, 4 Challenging encounters, 3 Hard Encounters, 2 Epic encounters
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write an adventure by the book?
Roughly 4 pure combats, 2 skill challenges, 2 magical challenges, 1 divine challenge, 1 puzzle/trap, 2 social challenges, 1 big finish and possibly one overwhelming encounter so your player needs to use something else beside brute force to get their ways out of a situation.
Of course this is assuming that you have a party covering the basic roles. If you don't have a divine caster, don't write down a divine challenge.