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 # NaturalCrit
-An encounter manager for Gms while playing D&D
+A tool suite for DMs to use for D&D
+
+
+### Getting started
+1. Make sure you have [node](https://nodejs.org/en/)
+1. Clone down the repo
+1. In your terminal, head to the repo
+1. Run `npm install` to get all the dependacies
+1. Run `gulp fresh`, this will compile and build all the needed libraries (this only has to be done once, unless you add more libs)
+1. Run `gulp` to run the project locally. Should be accessible at `localhost:8000`
+
+**Notes:** I use Mongo as the database, so if you'd like to interact with that, make sure you have that installed.
+
+Have fun!