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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 2499309" data-attributes="member: 3051">The first feat's okay.  The second, though, is just way too much.Making the summon time lower is a HUGE benefit, far more powerful than a Feat should be.  For instance, I have a Shaper Psion with the Mind's Eye "Constructor" PrC (the best way to make an Astral Construct specialist); this class gets the ability to Quicken constructs a few times a day... at PrC level 10, and you don't get any spellcasting ability for that level.  While a Free Action is nicer than a Standard Action, they're both a huge improvement over a 1-round cast time.The only way I'd say it'd be balanced would be to make it only work a few times per day, and only reduce to a Full-Round Action.  This allows you to break it into two Feats:Rapid Summoning:When activated, you can change the casting time of a Summoning spell to a Full-Round Action.  This ability can be used twice per day.Greater Rapid Summoning:Gain one extra Rapid Summoning per day, bringing your total to 3.When you perform a Rapid Summoning, you may spend two Turning attempts or sacrifice an additional spell slot one level lower than the Summoning spell to decrease the casting time to a Standard Action.Requiring 1 or 2 prerequisite Feats just isn't nearly enough of a drawback for the Epic-level effect you gave it.</blockquote>