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Hero
If you find the moderate encounter too “intense” for your group (as In perhaps Paizo’s definition of what is expected from the player for moderate doesn’t match your group’s vibe), as a GM, use the weak monster template. The number adjustments from that will provide a good enough impact on the dice rolling without having to resort to more players or other shenanigans a GM might have to conjure up (given you’ve already got enough work as a GM, so take it easy and use a ready made tool already provided for you)