瘟疫之墓：如何處理戰鬥難度？-角色

After following the comments and re-reading the GM part in the rule book I came to the following two mayor problems:

1. The game module "Fall of Plaguestone" doesn't list all the XP due, but only bonus XP for certain objectives. To keep the group on the expected level for encounters it is necessary to award the group for overcoming adversaries and hazards (Core Rulebook pg. 507). Andrew Mullen created a handy spreadsheet listing all XP the group would earn in this module. Had I done so, my group would have had a higher level making fights more balanced.

2. Pathfinder 2e is heavily based on hero points to subsidies role play and to make fights more interesting while also using them to make player characters more hero like. The rule book specifies that the group should start each gaming session with one hero point and each member should earn approximately one more each hour played. (Core Rulebook pg. 507) I gave my group only the one point in the start and at maximum three more each session (so less than 1 per player) which obviously enticed my group to only use them seldomly resulting in a clear disadvantage.

It is also noteworthy, as @Isaac mentioned, that the Fall of Plaguestone is more challenging than other adventures. As a helpful source for GMs that may struggle with this as well, there is a live-play podcast available from "Roll For Combat" that plays the whole module, giving you a feeling how challenging each encounter will be and what you could do wrong.