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All Rights Reserved. Printed in U.S.A.  \nTSR, Inc.  \nPOB 756 Lake Geneva WI 53147 USA  \nTSR Ltd.  \n120 Church End, Cherry Hinton Cambridge CB1 3LB United Kingdom  \nADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, AD&D, FORGOTTEN REALMS, DRAGON, PRODUCTS OF YOUR IMAGINATION, and the TSR logo are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc.  \nDistributed to the book trade in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada, Ltd. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. Distributed in the United Kingdom by TSR Ltd.  \nThis material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or other unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express permission of TSR, Inc.  \n9249 ISBN 0-88038-757-2  \nYe􀂒ll hear tales tonight, aye, and other nights besides, until ye know them well. And all of them tell of folk getting hurt, and enduring hardship and suffering, and spilling blood, too much of it their own . And ye􀂒ll laugh and enjoy it and think it grand􀂗as ye can be sure they did not, during its unfolding. 􀂓High adventure,􀂔 􀂑tis called; more􀂒s the joke.  \n􀂗From an address given by Elminster the Sage at GENCON 20; Milwaukee, 1987  \nNotes for the Dungeon Master  \nWaterdeep is the last in a trilogy of modules that describe the Time of Troubles, called by some 􀂓the Godswar,􀂔 in the Forgotten Realms.  \nThese modules loosely parallel the action described in the Avatar trilogy of novels by Richard Awlinson, published by TSR, Inc. Neither you nor your players need to read the novels before playing this adventure, nor is the action herein identical to that of the novels. Players should use their own characters, though several non-player characters (NPCs) will prove valuable if not necessary.  \nThis module is not a guidebook to the city of Waterdeep itself. For this information, consult sourcebook FR1, Waterdeep and the North, and the boxed City System accessory set.  \nThe Time of Troubles  \nThe gods of the Forgotten Realms have fallen. Now vastly reduced in power, they walk the earth as 􀂓avatars,􀂔 mortal incarnations of their godly forms. Avatars are markedly weaker than the deities they represent, but still far outstrip PC adventurers in power. However, an avatar can be killed, and this can mean true death for the god.  \nBecause the gods no longer maintain order in this dimension, chaos has overwhelmed the land. 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