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    Default Re: Simple Q&A D&D 3.5 (by RAW) XXI

    Re: Q 260

    Rapid Spell actually changes Summon Nature's Ally spells from 1 round casting time to 1 full round casting time, not 1 standard action.
    Quote Originally Posted by Rapid Spell
    Benefit: Only spells with a casting time greater than 1 standard action can be made rapid. A rapid spell with a casting time of 1 full round can be cast as a standard action. A rapid spell with a casting time measured in rounds can be cast in 1 full round.
    Quote Originally Posted by Summon Nature’s Ally <x>
    Casting Time: 1 round
    As spells with casting times measured in rounds (that measure = 1), Rapid Spell's effect on Summon Nature's Ally spells is to change it from <some measure> rounds to 1 full round casting time. A 1 round casting time (ending just before the spellcaster's next turn) is longer than 1 full round casting time (ending at the end of the spellcaster's current turn), so it is a speedup, just not as much of a speedup as you want.

    The Shifter Druid's Rapid Summons ability also doesn't provide any benefit unless you already have Rapid Spell (or some similar ability).
    Quote Originally Posted by Rapid Summons
    From 12th level on, as long as the beast spirit is present within the druid, he casts any summon nature’s ally spell as a standard action instead of a full-round action.
    Because the default for Summon Nature's Ally spells is 1 round action to cast, and not 1 full round action, Rapid Summons is a useless ability unless that casting time is already sped up to 1 full round.

    Only the combination of Rapid Spell and Shifter Druid Rapid Summons results in 1 standard action casting time for SNA spells.
    Quote Originally Posted by Elric VIII View Post
    How can a Druid cast SNA as a standard action*?

    *Aside from the Rapid Spell feat or the Shifter Druid's Beast Spirit class feature.
    As posited in the question, the "or" combination does not suffice.
    Last edited by Curmudgeon; 2012-06-16 at 04:45 AM.