Editing Monte Cook (section)

=== ''D&D Next'' ===
Cook returned to Wizards of the Coast in 2011. On September 20, 2011, [[Mike Mearls]] announced that Cook would be taking over his "Legends & Lore" column for the [[Wizards of the Coast]] website.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Mearls |url=http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ll/20110920 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920232001/http://wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ll/20110920 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 20, 2011 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page – Article (DM Rules and Exciting News) |publisher=Wizards.com |date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=April 30, 2013}}</ref> In January 2012, it was revealed that Cook was to be the lead designer for the 5th edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/blog/2012/01/09/welcome_to_the_group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113083304/http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/blog/2012/01/09/welcome_to_the_group |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 13, 2012 |title=The Wizards Community > DnD Next > Blog > Welcome to the Group |publisher=Community.wizards.com |access-date=April 30, 2013}}</ref> In April 2012, Cook announced his departure from [[Wizards of the Coast]] due to "differences of opinion with the company" but not "with [his] fellow designers".<ref>{{cite web|author=Monte Cook (montecook) wrote, April 25, 2012 12:30:00 |url=http://montecook.livejournal.com/251404.html |title=montecook: Change of Plans |publisher=Montecook.livejournal.com |date=April 25, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305205244/http://montecook.livejournal.com/251404.html |archive-date=March 5, 2015 }}</ref>