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Markdown

firebo.lt lets you use a lightweight formatting syntax called Markdown in a few places: game listing descriptions, private messages, and your profile bio fields. You don't have to use it — plain text works fine — but if you want to organize a long listing with a gear list, or emphasize something in a message, it's there.

Not every feature is available everywhere. Here's the breakdown at a glance.

What's Available Where

Feature	Listings	Messages	Profile bio
Bold, italic, ~~strikethrough~~, underline	✓	✓	✓
Links	✓	✓	✓
Images	✓	✓	—
Bullet and numbered lists	✓	✓	—
Blockquotes	✓	✓	—
Code	✓	✓	—
Tables	✓	✓	—
Horizontal dividers	✓	✓	—

Inline Formatting

The basics work anywhere Markdown is supported.

**bold** renders as bold

*italic* renders as italic

***bold and italic*** renders as bold and italic

__underline__ renders as underline

~~strikethrough~~ renders as ~~strikethrough~~

^superscript^ — useful for things like D&D^5e or damage notation like 2d6⁺³

~subscript~ — less common, but it's there

Links and Images

Links follow the [visible text](url) pattern. URLs must start with http://, https://, ftp://, mailto:, or /. Anything else — including javascript: — is stripped down to just the visible text, no link.

[Join our Discord](https://discord.gg/example)

Images work the same way but with a ! in front, and only https:// and http:// URLs are accepted. The text in square brackets becomes the alt text.

![Map of the dungeon](https://example.com/map.png)

Images are available in listings and messages, but not in profile bios.

Lists

Bullet lists use *, -, or + followed by a space:

* Session zero required
* Mature themes — check the listing description
* Experience helpful but not mandatory

Numbered lists use 1., 2., etc.:

1. Roll your character concept past the GM first
2. Bring dice and a printed sheet or app
3. Show up on time

You can nest lists by indenting with a tab:

* House rules
	* Flanking is enabled
	* Feats are allowed
	* No evil PCs

Blockquotes

Start a line with > to turn it into a blockquote. Good for in-world flavor, session zero rules quoted from another source, or just setting the scene.

> "The fortress has fallen. What you find inside is yours — if you can take it."

Code

Wrap something in backticks for inline code:

`1d20 + 5`

It will renders as 1d20 + 5. Useful for dice notation or stat references so they stand out from the surrounding text.

For a block of preformatted text, open and close with triple backticks on their own lines:

 
``` 
STR 16 (+3) 
DEX 12 (+1) 
CON 14 (+2) 
```

Tables

Tables use pipes | to separate columns, with a divider row underneath the header. You can align columns left, right, or center using colons in the divider.

| Day       | Time  | Format    |
|:----------|:-----:|----------:|
| Saturday  | 18:00 | In-person |
| Sunday    | 15:00 | Online    |

:--- aligns left, ---: aligns right, :---: centers.

Horizontal Dividers

Three or more _ or - characters on their own line produce a horizontal rule. Useful for separating sections in a long listing.

_ _ _

A Practical Note on Length

The description limit in listings is 2000 characters, and messages cap at 2000 characters as well. Markdown syntax counts toward that total — **bold** costs 8 characters, not 4. Keep that in mind if you're writing a long session-zero document and getting close to the limit.