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I assume you mean Warhammer Fantasy? I started nearly 30 years ago playing D&D, but have gotten into Warhammer fantasy over the past 5-6, though more as a collector/painter than an actual gamer. I enjoy a lot of the backstory, however. Where D&D is more Middle Ages, Warhammer is more like Renaissance era with cannon, guns, mortar, etc.
Here are the major factions: 1) Human/Empire. The equivalent of the Holy Roman Empire, a powerful human nation ruled by an elected Emperor. Extensive use of guns & cannon, with standing state armies. 2) Human/Bretonnia. A bit of a throwback in that they are more like a chivalric nation of the Middle Ages - disdain the use of guns, but is more feudal like (army is centered on knights, with peasants in support) 3) High Elves. An island nation (Atlantis) of good elves that are very magical in nature and very skilled at combat. 4) Wood Elves. Based in central Europe, the wood elves are skirmishers & loners who are determined to protect their forests. 5) Dark Elves. The evil, corrupt version of the high elves. 6) Dwarves. Short, stout warriors, very tough in combat, disdain magic, but are also resistant to it. Good with guns & cannon as well. 7) Orcs & Goblins. Evil & love to fight, but just as likely to fight each other as they are to fight the good guys or bad guys. Very versatile army that can be a lot of fun to play, but also very frustrating. 8) Chaos. Corrupt humans & beast men who constantly assault the good humans in the Empire and beyond from the Chaos Wastes of the North (think Russians or Viking raiders). very tough, but brutal in hand to hand combat, but not very good from a distance. Can be unpredictable due to the nature of Chaos. 9) Lizard Men. The oldest of the races, very magical. Led by great mage-priests, they also feature tough Saurus warriors & quick little skink lizards. 10) Undead. Divided into Vampire Counts (think Transylvania) armies led by, (duh) vampires and other powerful undead. The other ones are Tomb Kings, which is an Egyptian tomb desert themed army led by a Tomb King/lich type and features a lot of skeletons. 11) Ogre Kingdoms. The newest army in the WH world. Short on numbers, but each ogre is worth several core troops in any other army. Brutal in hand to hand, like Chaos. They come from the mountains between the deserts of the Middle East & China.
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