You look like you have a very kind heart ! And it ' s admirable to want to make a career helping others better themselves ! I love the smile and the light in your eyes . You will get through these trying times . Tomorrow will be a better day Try going for a walk today if you ' re able to ! Some fresh air always helps me clear my mind . <| sep |> I ' d drop the mace . You should take daggers instead . The mace is a bludgeoning weapon . So you use your STR to hit . You ' ve got 8 so that ' s a 1 modifier to your attack roll . So let ' s say you roll a ten right now you ' ve got an attack of 102 from proficiency 1 from STR modifier 11 . But if you took dagger it has a finesse property so you can use DEX to make the attack . For you that would be 102 from proficiency 1 from DEX modifier 13 . Additionally you can throw your dagger . It deals less damage but the trade off is you ' ll hit about 10 % more of the time possibly even more . Looking throw the basic rules and seeing the monster challenge ratings and AC I ' m seeing a good five or six monsters at CR 1 that you hit at 12 or higher . So my advice would be switching to daggers . Other than that maybe sinething like a 1 shield would be nice without being overpowering . You could also ask for Periapt of Health . It would make you immune to poison .