Drawmij's Beast of Burden (Wizard Spell)

This spell partially lightens goods placed upon a single mount. The effective encumbrance of all objects on the mount, including riders, is reduced by half, in effect doubling the amount of weight the mount is able to carry.
A mount that suddenly finds itself carrying one-and-one half its maximum load without the spell's protection cannot walk, slowly sinks to the ground and stands a 50% chance of going lame. A mount suddenly burdened by twice its maxi­mum load collapses to the ground, suffering 1d6 points of damage and automatically going lame.
The material components are a lodestone and pinch of metal filings.
Notes: Uncommon spell (WoG).
:Errata: all Drawmij spells (except Instant Summons) are uncommon or rare.
Category:Wizard Spells
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