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Hello I will be short, I need help with writing fighting scene against thief, while the party has trouble with that experienced thief who was once Lord Knight although decided to fight dirty(setting traps, hitting below the belt etc)
Any suggestions?

Hi Rim ^^ first i have to ask you a question. Is said thief actual player or NPC? Another question would be: What kind setting? Fantasy, High fantasy ect?

NPC and fantasy?

Can you tell me about party? Like their classes ect if they are any people injured and if you engaged into fight?

Mage, Archer and Swordsman, swordsman got little handicapped by a bear trap, though mage healed him.
while the thief, he's about to engage them.

Swordman should face thief head on and distract thief, mage could provide swordman with support from distance. Meanwhile hunter could try to find higher point to flank said thief or block escape rout. I assume thief is skilled fighter because you mentioned him being "Lord Knight". For example mage could use fire spells to melt his steel (Sword, dagger ect) or ice magic making him more difficult to move around. While archer barrage him with arrows from distance he surely won't be able to defend himself from all directions.

Yeah, that's the basic formation and strategy, he's gonna have a hard time fighting them, but then I thought he could change the tides by using smoke screen, taking out archer and mage, while 1v1 he wouldn't have bigger troubles.

Well if you get him by surprise he will have only two options run or fight. If swordman keeps pressure on thief he won't have time to apply smoke screen. On top of that there would be distance gap between him and mage with archer. Mage can always use wind magic to blow smokes away while archer stays on high point. Archer would see thief approach him no?

I would say he's swift and agile even though he's a bulky dude, so if you gave him occasion he would use it.
Archer would see him, although react to him would be other matter.

Meantime swordman could figure out where thief went and go after him. Archer could defend himself for short period of time or prevent thief from escaping. Mage wouldn't be effected by smoke screen because of wind magic so they could throw fire balls ect at thief.

I see, so he won't be able to directly face them unless he used magic or other booby traps.

Pretty much. Of course it also depends if thief is aware of trio or not. He might lurk in shadow and take them one by one.

Well, it all happens in his treasury, he has heard the intruders so he decided to check it out.

Then he won't have time to prepare traps but could wait behind door or something and take one out. Like a mage for example if they can heal ect he should be thief target number one.

Hmm, he had plenty of encounters with them around two when they were bit weaker/ unsynchronised, although he had earlier set traps to cause the treasures he has stolen are let's say enough to start your own country.
Otherwise, I thank you for help and It was quite nice talking to you.

No problem Rim glad to help