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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CRGreathouse" data-source="post: 3201073" data-attributes="member: 474">Lighten load seems very weak as a third-level spell.  Compare this to floating disk: at 1st level it doubles max lifting capacity for a Str 10 human; at 5th it doubles it for a Str 22 human; phantom steed won't do quite as much for lifting (at least until high levels), but can fight and bear the caster.  Heck, even shrink item might be good at helping you lift things -- if one particular item is more than half* your carrying capacity, it's better for lifting: less weight and longer duration.Medium duration:Alter self can give the same lifting capacity for 10 minutes/level, and has many other functions beside.Short duration:Bull's strength gives a similar increase in lifting power at a much shorter duration, but has all the combat uses too; enlarge person gives even more lifting power for the same short duration.* Actually 2048/4095 ~= 50.01%, but who's counting?</blockquote>