After a detailed look and some discussion it is apparent that a "traditional grim and gritty" warhammer world will not do for the sorts of character folks are likely to choose.
In short we are looking at Murlocs, skaven, blood elves, werewolves, a few other sorts of elves and maybe undead. So in a rich anime environment this is fine but not in a quasi-realistic one.
The advantages of taking an existing enviroment is that you don't have to draw maps, build cultural history and the players have reference material that the GM doesn't have to create- the dis-advantage is that there are pre-conceptions about that world, baggage if you like.
So I'm hunting for alternatives. Reasonably friendly (?) worlds with plenty of background and maps but not to restrictive. Fantastic maybe?
I can go either way on this one
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