Help with running functions that are inside a dictionary

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  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    I want to run functions that are inside a dictionary with use of arguments instead of straightly using the variables.

  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
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  3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
    I’ve tried doing this, but to no avail.
    Can you run a function in a table?

local Race = "Raceless"

local Races = {"Dragonborn", "Jhaltar"}

local function ApplyRace(Race)
	if Race == "Raceless" then
		local chosenRace = math.randomseed(os.time())
		chosenRace = Races[math.random(1, #Races)]
		Race = chosenRace
	end
end

local function DefineTraits(Types)
	local randomType = math.randomseed(os.time())
	randomType = Types[math.random(1, #Types)]
	print(randomType)
end

local RacesInfo = {
	["Dragonborn"] = {function()
		local Types = {
			[1] = {"Blue"},
			[2] = {"Red"},
			[3] = {"White"},
			[4] = {"Silver"},
			[5] = {"Gold"},
			[6] = {"Bronze"}
		}

		DefineTraits(Types)
	end
	},

	["Jhaltar"] = {function()
		local Types = {
			[1] = {"Pastel Brown"},
			[2] = {"Pale White"}
		}

		DefineTraits(Types)
	end
	}
}

local function Main(Race)
	RacesInfo[Race]()
end

ApplyRace(Race)
wait(1)
Main(Race)

This is my first post, thank you in advance for the answers that you’ll be giving.
If my question already has an obvious answer, then I apologize for my ignorance.

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You don’t need to wrap the function in a table with {function() .... }. When you call RacesInfo[Race]() it is calling the table {function() ... }, not the function. Just remove the squiggly braces so the function isn’t in its own table.

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Holy, thank you so much. Brain farts are a common occurrence!

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