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Running Noble Ambitions Inside Temple of Elemental Evil: The Suel Pantheon Toolkit for DMs

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  If you’re threading Living Greyhawk’s Noble Ambitions through Temple of Elemental Evil (ToEE), the Suel ruins and gods aren’t just wallpaper—they’re switches and levers your players can read and pull. This post is my behind-the-screen guide to using my Suel Pantheon article as a practical, table-ready engine for side quests, clues, and atmosphere. TL;DR: This supplement gives you a readable Suel myth-map, visual keys for ruin symbols, fast DCs for “reading” rooms, and plug-in side quests—all built to snap directly into Noble Ambitions scenes inside the ToEE sandbox. Why I wrote this (and why it helps you run NA in ToEE) I’m 3orcs . I’ve spent years building the Verbobonc Campaign Guide 576cy —adventures, NPCs, art, and maps for running ToEE at epic, lived-in scale. My players weren’t satisfied with “a dusty mosaic and some orcs.” They wanted to decode the place. So I distilled the Suel mythos into table tools: A clear Elder Order list with symbols you can drop into ...
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Bringing Greyhawk to Life: Lorveth “The Broker” Thrask and the Dark Arteries of Nulb

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by 3orcs – Dungeon Master, Mapmaker, Worldbuilder The World of Greyhawk has always been more than just maps and modules—it’s about depth, choices, and characters that bleed with ambition, fear, and hunger. As a Dungeon Master running the legendary Temple of Elemental Evil , I’ve come to believe that it's the little places—the taverns, the brothels, the alley deals—that give the big story its soul. That’s why I’m excited to introduce one of the darkest veins of Nulb’s underworld: Lorveth “The Broker” Thrask , the cold-blooded slaver and intelligence fixer who pulls strings in the shadows of the Boatman’s Tavern. This character and the logistics around him were born out of my personal work on the Verbobonc Campaign Guide 576 CY , and I hope it inspires you as it has me. The Merchant of Misery: Who Is Lorveth Thrask? Lorveth is no spell-hurling boss fight. He’s worse. He’s a whisperer. A buyer of bodies. A half-orc who wraps cruelty in charisma and runs a growing empire from the...
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Brewing Rebellion in Verbobonc – A Dungeon Master’s Glimpse Into Political Tensions During the Temple of Elemental Evil Campaign

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  By 3orcs – DM, Illustrator, and Worldbuilder When I first cracked open T1: The Village of Hommlet , I never imagined just how much depth I could layer into the classic Temple of Elemental Evil campaign. Sure, the moathouse and Nulb are iconic, but the real magic? It’s the tension building in the background—the rumors whispered in guildhalls, the quiet fury of disenfranchised gnome merchants, the clash between noble houses. That’s where the soul of a great campaign hides. That’s why I created “Political Tensions in Verbobonc – Spring 579 CY” —a dynamic Dungeon Master’s tool for injecting layers of intrigue into your Greyhawk sessions. If you’re a DM looking to breathe life into Verbobonc before your players ever reach Hommlet, then this supplement is a goldmine of factional drama, NPC motivations, and side quest hooks. Why Verbobonc Deserves Center Stage Before the Temple Awakens Every DM who’s run The Temple of Elemental Evil knows the opening act can feel disconnected fro...
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Clan Fealefel – The Arcane Sentinels of the Twilight Trees

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  Weaving Elven Intrigue Into Your Temple of Elemental Evil Campaign By 3orcs – Lorecrafter, DM, and Creator of the Verbobonc Campaign Guide 576 CY One of the most creatively fulfilling aspects of building the Verbobonc Campaign Guide 576 CY has been developing the living world around The Temple of Elemental Evil — a world breathing with tension, factional politics, spiritual depth, and strange woodland magic. In this post, I want to introduce you to one of my favorite elven factions in the Gnarley Forest: Clan Fealefel , the Arcane Sentinels of the Twilight Trees. Their lore, mystery, and presence have fundamentally reshaped how I run the Wild Coast and the Gnarley Forest — and they can do the same for you. Who Are the Fealefel? Nestled in the deep northern reaches of the Gnarley Forest, bordering the ancient Wild Road, Clan Fealefel is a fiercely independent elven clan whose power stems from deep-rooted arcane traditions, old pacts with the Fey, and an unrelenting dedic...
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