I still play in my weekly Dungeons & Dragons campaign at Badwolf Adventure Studios. We are almost at our second anniversary, as I started this campaign in the Summer of 2023. A few sessions ago, a few of our characters reached level #20, including Vesper! I was excited to see Vesper at the highest level in Dungeons & Dragons. Before playing as Vesper, my previous character, Levenia, made it to level #13. I wanted to share some of Vesper’s journey to get here, along with leveling up to level #20, in more detail.

It was a no-brainer that I signed up for a second campaign at Badwolf. Once I finished Curse of Strahd, I knew I wanted to play in another campaign. If I could go back and tell myself what I know now, I’d say I’m in for a wild ride. Vesper has been through so much to get to level #20. She almost didn’t roll high enough to pull off a cursed mask, lost her eyesight temporarily, made a bond with a powerful entity, got married, and helped an NPC regain her will to live after that NPC survived a traumatic event. These events in Vesper’s story would take too long to detail for this post, but Vesper has earned all her levels.

It wouldn’t be a post about hitting level #20 if I didn’t talk about Vesper’s new abilities. Since Vesper is a multi-class character (she has 17 levels in Sorcerer with 3 levels of Paladin), she didn’t unlock a boon naturally. Through an in-game moment, she unlocked “Boon of Magical Resistance”. This gives her advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. One of my favorite spells that I unlocked at level #20 is Blade of Disaster. Blade of Disaster is a magical blade, allowing for two melee attacks. On a hit, it’s 4d12 force damage, and a critical hit is on a die roll of 18 or higher. I used it recently in a combat encounter, and it was sick. I can’t wait to use it again.

I’m not sure how much longer our campaign will run. We are on our last major story arc of this campaign. I will never forget Vesper and how much this character means to me. This campaign has taught me a lot when it comes to being a better player at the table. Once this campaign ends, I will absolutely sign up for another one.