I can't answer to that, but it does give more formatting opportunities. A carriage return (also called a paragraph return or hard return) inserts extra leading between it and the previous line. A linefeed (also called a soft return) does not. It's useful for showing short lists for one thing: The city itself is laid out on three islands and both banks near the mouth of the Ossean Seaway. The inner parts of the city are fairly well patrolled and safe, as are the Temple districts. The outer areas can be quite dangerous, particularly when one wanders onto an area heavily settled by traditional enemies. The major races were each able to claim territories in the city and its environs that would be nominally under their control, with all submitting to a ruling council. Thus in this area can be found representatives of most of the major humanoid races. They do not co-exist in anything resembling harmony, but the city has managed to hang on to its existence by the virtue of the fact that all races find it expedient to have an “Open City” where diplomats can meet, or where peace or war can be declared. This means that matters of individual violence are often overlooked with a blind eye, with only larger infractions punished, usually by secret assassins or hired and unrecognized mercenaries. Races Represented by the Treaty Council Northern Humans (Albia), Lord Toric Ravenwood Southern Humans (Khemet) , Pharasat Tashtet Elves Dwarves Halflings Orcs, Warlord Garko Goblins, Kuja the Sly Drow, No set representative Duergar I do admit that this may be a very minor plus to most users. In the typesetting world, it is essential for managing things like paragraph-based styles. I also did not quote the above material, since the CSS for quoted style does not include paragraph spacing. I also noted that changing a CR to an LF automatically turns the immediately subsequent LF to a CR. Quirky, but manageable. Quoted material is from my own campaign guide.