Editing Forgotten Realms (section)

=== 2000–2008 ===
When [[Wizards of the Coast]] took over publication of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' after purchasing TSR in 1997, they trimmed production down from six campaign settings to ''Forgotten Realms'' and ''Dragonlance'', and completed ''AD&D'' 2nd edition production sometime between 1998 and 1999.<ref name="designers90s"/>{{rp|146}} They later hired [[Rob Heinsoo]] to be part of the D&D Worlds team and focus on Forgotten Realms in the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition|third edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'']].<ref name="designers90s">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons: The '90s|publisher=[[Evil Hat Productions]]|year=2014| isbn=978-1-61317-084-7}}</ref>{{rp|162}} An official material update and a timeline advance were introduced to the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd edition in 2001 with the release of the hardcover book the ''[[Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting#3rd edition|Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting]]'',<ref name="FRCS3rd" /> which won the [[Origins Award]] for ''Best Role-Playing Game Supplement of 2001'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2001|title= 2001 List of Winners|access-date=9 December 2008 |publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080617094510/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2001 |archive-date = June 17, 2008}}</ref> The timeline was officially advanced from 1358 DR to 1372 DR.<ref name=":5" /> The adventure ''[[City of the Spider Queen]]'' (2002) did not meet its projected sales targets, so Wizards of the Coast cut back on production of new adventures.<ref name="designers90s"/>{{rp|165}}

In 2002, BioWare released ''[[Neverwinter Nights (2002 video game)|Neverwinter Nights]]'', set in the northern reaches of [[Faerûn]] and operating on the revised 3.0 rules for D&D. It was followed by two [[expansion pack]]s: ''[[Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide|Shadows of Undrentide]]'' and ''[[Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark|Hordes of the Underdark]]''. A [[Neverwinter Nights 2|sequel]] using version 3.5 of the rules was produced by [[Obsidian Entertainment]] in 2006, and was followed by the expansion sets ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer|Mask of the Betrayer]]'' and ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir|Storm of Zehir]]''. The ''Forgotten Realms Deluxe Edition'' compilation was released in 2006, containing the ''Baldur's Gate'' series (excluding the ''Dark Alliance'' games), ''Icewind Dale'' series, and all ''Neverwinter Nights'' games before ''Neverwinter Nights 2''.