I really don't want to join the Vampires in the new Skyrim DLC, but I want to try a vampire before it comes out. If I like it then cool, I'll remain as one. But one question, can I still join the Dawnguard if I'm a vampire myself?

Silly question I know... but it's worth a shot?

Good question. No way to know until the DLC comes out, but unless they've got some kinda magic tricorder vampire-detector or something, I don't see why a vampire couldn't join so long as they took care to hide their vampirism by feeding constantly.

My conjecture is no...

You could be a Vampire so full of self loathing you would gladly slaughter your own kind...Vampire Hunters tend to not care, you are the abomination they are looking to erase from existance, a demon that cannot be trusted. You can serve the Dawnguard as fuel for the bonfire.

It would be stupid if the dawnguard restrict themselves to just the newnvamps.

But those big guys sure are ugly.

I just don't like the fact that you're called a 'Vampire Lord' when you are not the 'lord' why not 'vampire minion'? or something. Lord sounds like you actually run the place... which you probably will in the end.

well you can probably become vampire lord....just look at the faction quests...in all the quests the leader died and you took his/her place so this could run the same route like harkon dies and you take his position....YAKA YAKA YAKA