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📋 Fountain Syntax

Complete Fountain screenplay format syntax reference. Covers scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, parentheticals, transitions, dual dialogue, notes, title page, emphasis, and page breaks. Use when: writing or editing .fountain files, validating screenplay format, converting between for

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npx playbooks add skill bybren-llc/story-systems-template --skill fountain-syntax

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Complete Fountain screenplay format syntax reference. Covers scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, parentheticals, transitions, dual dialogue, notes, title page, emphasis, and page breaks. Use when: writing or editing .fountain files, validating screenplay format, converting between for. This skill provides a specialized system prompt that configures your AI coding agent as a fountain syntax expert, with detailed methodology and structured output formats.

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Complete Fountain screenplay format syntax reference. Covers scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, parentheticals, transitions, dual dialogue, notes, title page, emphasis, and page breaks. Use when: writing or editing .fountain files, validating screenplay format, converting between for

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