Battle Howl

[Darradarljod]

Hi guys. I've taken the feat Battle Howl - however, it doesn't seem to fire.

Battle Howl counts as a charge action. When I use it, the log reads "Casts Battle Howl" (no animation, no effect), followed immediately by a charge. However, there is not an attack at the end of the charge - just rush up to the enemy and stand there. Also, activating this feat poses no DC check to the enemy (If I recall, it should be a will save vs DC 10 + half intimidate score to resist taking -2 to hit for 1d4 rounds).

My character is a bard/dread pirate, so I wonder if not being a fighter has caused this. I don't know. Does anyone have any insight here?