Quote from: Piaevothank you for all the replies.

For Warhammer:
What are the core books needed to play?
Are all of the warhammer fantasy races playable PC's? as far as one player wants to be a night goblin and another wants to be a dwarf?

Warhammer sounds like an excellent choice to check out....

There are a lot of great books for Warhammer, but the only one you absolutely need is the core rulebook. The rest all depend on what you need. A GM might want the Bestiary for the monsters, and the Armoury for the equipment guide.  If magic is going to be a big deal, you might want Realms of Sorcery. But again, the only one that is absolutely required is the main book.

And no, most fantasy races aren't allowed, because you have to remember that in Warhammer the world is a very black/white kind of world where if you are a race that serves Chaos, you are utterly opposed to and hated by those who serve Law.
So the four basic races that are allowed are the humans, elves, dwarves and halflings.  But like someone else said, if you really wanted to it wouldn't be too hard with the bestiary to do a template for any of the other races.

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I also recommend Warhammer FRP.

Also, why not try HARP? Drop on by //www.HARPHQ.com. The rules-lite edition (essentially the full rules without the illustrations) is free.