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If you haven’t played Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, you don’t know what you’re missing.
 
In your comment, post what vampire clans you think the ponies would belong to.
 
My picks fr the Mane 6:
 
Twilight: Tremere  
Rainbow Dash: Brujah  
Pinkie Pie: Daughter of Cacophony  
Fluttershy: Salubri  
Rarity: Toreador  
Applejack: ?
 
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Evil Emperor Proteus

Master of Science
@Mystic Beast  
Here, I’ve looked up the books in that post on DriveThru RPG for you.
 
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168428/Chronicles-of-Darkness  
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/94815/Vampire-The-Masquerade-20th-Anniversary-Edition  
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/123898/Vampire-The-Requiem-2nd-Edition  
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/86202/Vampire-Translation-Guide  
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/160891/V20-Lore-of-the-Clans  
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/57209/Hunter-The-Vigil  
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product_info.php?products_id=60526&SRC=footer
 
If you notice other books you like but they’re not available for print, you might have to look for them on Amazon or Ebay or something, as not all books are currently available for re-print.
 
Like I said, I can recommend other supplements based on what you want to read about and do in your chronicle. For example, World of Darkness: Armory is basically a book of weapons, armor, equipment, tools and vehicles, and Vampire the Requiem: Nomads is a book about playing a Nomadic Vampire, which you can then mix with World of Darkness: Midnight Roads for rules and content for playing characters on the road.
 
Also, depending on where you live and who handles the printing in your zone, you may occasionally get blemishes on the books, such as gashes on pages, bent/damaged covers or the pages being all wavey. If this happens you can contact DriveThru RPG with photos of the imperfections and they will then ask you for a code on the book, they can then replace the book for you or give you store credit at your option.
Gareth Jason

Bloodlines is amazing, if you love that game and dont mind stepping back in time a bit, you could try Redemption, its set in the dark ages with Christof Romuald. You get a coterie(party) and a real neat story plus some clans not even mentioned in Bloodlines. Its game style is way different as well so be wary of that.
Evil Emperor Proteus

Master of Science
@Mystic Beast  
If you’re wondering what books besides the core rulebooks would be helpful in getting started, I have a personal recommendation of supplements which I always tell people of when they express an interest in getting into WoD, including a Vampire essentials list. Here is what books I recommend without getting too specialized if you’re wanting to get into Vampire and perhaps start your own Chronicle.
 
World of Darkness core rulebook(New WoD)/Chronicles of Darkness.  
Vampire: The Masquerade - V20 Core Rulebook (V20 = 20th anniversary)  
Vampire: The Requiem - Core Rulebook 2nd Edition  
Vampire Translation Guide  
Vampire: The Requiem - The Danse Macabre (Also discusses Vampire Conspiracies, introduced in Hunter below)  
Vampire: The Masquerade - Lore of the Clans  
Hunter: The Vigil (for lore and info on Human Hunter enemies/allies and their dealings with Vampires, as well as info on Conspiracies)  
Hunter: The Vigil - Nightstalkers (a Hunter book dealing especially with Vampires)
 
Vampire: The Requiem - Lore of the Covenants is also a book they have in the works.
 
I can also recommend other supplements for special topics on request. For example, World of Darkness - Mysterious Places has info on strange and specialized locations for exploration and lairs, such as underground, in dark forest and other strange and out of the way places. Or if you want to deal with ghosts, check out Geist: The Sin Eaters, Wraith: The Oblivion and World of Darkness - Book of the Dead.
Evil Emperor Proteus

Master of Science
@Mystic Beast  
Just a warning though, you may(or may not) come across certain kinds of people who are petty enough to favor one WoD over the other and to take on a “brand war” approach to the other. Try not to engage these people at all and just ignore them. If you find yourself on a community which requires membership and has moderation staff, the chances of encountering these people is low, but they do exist.
 
I’ve seen a few people online try to get into WoD only for the experience to be ruined by these kinds of people, so I feel I should warn people now and encourage them to make up their own minds.
 
Both WoD have their merits and detractors and don’t let anyone try to tell you to take a side.
Evil Emperor Proteus

Master of Science
@Mystic Beast  
I don’t know about any online game sessions, I actually used to play it in-person with friends. Playing online would require everyone to somehow have access to the reading material/rules, which is possible, but not easy.
Mystic Beast

@Evil Emperor Proteus  
Indeed. I have always been vaguely familiar with the series. But the “Old World” was too dark and dismal for my taste.
 
I actually think my familiarity with it came from the VtM computer game. Which I have no idea now how or why I got as I was not as into the supernatural back then.
 
I have read up on the series on TVTropes. I am most intrigued by the New/Chronicles. Especially since most of it is left up to the storyteller.
 
I either want to use a Demon Character from the official or a Prince from the fanwork.
 
Do you know where game sessions can be found?
Evil Emperor Proteus

Master of Science
@Mystic Beast  
I read the actual physical books themselves. You could find them online if you wanted, though, both for purchase or if you’re unscrupulous, for free. I’d recommend looking up the books on DriveThru RPG. If you’re new to the franchise you’d need to be able to distinguish between Old and New World of Darkness.
 
OLD  
Vampire - The Masquerade. Which focuses very heavily on Vampire history. Perhaps too much to the point where there is no mystery.(which was one of the main complaints) This version of Vampire has more Clans involved. Also focuses on inter-clan politics and unity.
 
NEW  
Vampire - The Requiem. Which focuses on the Vampires themselves and the choices they make, as well as the politics of the groups they form and join. Has fewer Clans, but has lots of Bloodlines, and more Covenants to join.
 
I find that both have their strengths and weaknesses, and I prefer to cover those up by combining the two.
 
I will also point out that recently Old World of Darkness was re-branded “Classic World of Darkness” and New World of Darkness was re-branded “Chronicles of Darkness”, with “World of Darkness” encompassing both as a brand.
 
What people will have to realize before they delve in, though, is that it is a storytelling game, it is not a comic book series or a series of literature with an arcing, cohesive history and canon and story-lines. What is canon is up to the storyteller, and being creative and even changing what you’re provided with is encouraged by the writers. You’re supposed to be telling your own stories, not just re-telling existing ones.
 
There are translation guides which allow you to merge the two versions together in various ways, so I’d recommend deciding which parts of Old and New you like the most and then add to the with supplements which cover topics you’re interested in. For example, someone who likes the Malkavean Clan and is interested in topics of the psyche and madness, may wish to look into the book World of Darkness - Asylum, which covers topics such as madness, disease and health, insane asylums and hospitals. Someone interested in military or mercenary approaches may wish to look into the book World of Darkness - Dogs of War, as well as World of Darkness - Armory and it’s sequel book. Someone interested in Crime might look into the book World of Darkness - Mafia.
 
World of Darkness operates on a multiverse system anyway(see Mage and the book Mirrors”, so everything is canon in some way. This is most evident in the Mage settings.(Mage - The Ascension and Mage - The Awakening, which are the best depictions of magic in fiction)
 
Quite a wall of text, but I hope some of this has been helpful to anyone who has been thinking of getting into the World of Darkness series. It’s really good and there is a lot of material to work with and read, as well as new books still being made.
Evil Emperor Proteus

Master of Science
I wonder how many people here who have played the video game have actually played or at least read the storytelling game. Personally I mix Old and New WoD. In particular, Masqeuarade Clans + Requiem Clans/Bloodlines with the Requiem Covenants + Sabatt with the Cain/Antedeluvian history played down a lot.
Lawful Girly
Not a Llama - Happy April Fools Day!

@Haymaker  
Incidentally, good news, potentially: White Wolf has now been bought by Paradox Interactive, this Halloween, who say they absolutely intend to make not only Vampire games but also ones for those other franchises. Fingers crossed for that Werewolf one we were supposed to get, and also that they don’t shut down the Onyx Path.
Background Pony #8788
Fluttershy is obviously a gangrel.  
Pinkie Pie is even more obviously malkavian.
Ghouleh
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

@gasmaskangel
 
No, you’ve got it backwards!
 
Rarity: Toreador  
Pinkie Pie: Malkavian  
Applejack: Giovanni  
Twilight Sparkle: Tremere  
Rainbow Dash: Brujah  
Fluttershy: Gangrel
gasmaskangel
Magical Inkwell - Wrote MLP fanfiction consisting of at least around 1.5k words, and has a verified link to the platform of their choice
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Rarity: Gangrel  
Pinkie Pie: Nosferatu  
Applejack: Ventrue (or possibly a Giovanni)  
Twilight Sparkle: Malkavian  
Dash: Brujah  
Fluttershy: Toreador that some how learned Animalism.