Weapon Familiarity allows a creature to treat a specified weapon (or set of weapons) as one step "simpler" than normal. This means they can use an exotic weapon as if it were a martial weapon, or use a martial weapon as if it were a simple weapon.
If the weapon is already a simple weapon, the character gains proficiency with the weapon.
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