Skald and Spirit Totem

[applecat144]

Hello,

I was taking a look at rage powers and came across spirit totems, lesser which says that spirits attack a foe nearby the barbarian each time a round, dealing 1d4 damage + barbarian's charisma.

However, in the case of a Skald, who will cast his raging song, all allies in hearing range (which means all allies in most cases) will be affected by the totem.

Does it really mean that at level 3, if the party is engaged in cqc, the spirits will strike once for every player in cqc ?

That would mean that in a 5 players party, a skald will deal 5x 1d4 + 4 which averages at 30 and can go up to 40 each round, by doing nothing else than using his raging song ?

Does it really work that way or am I missing something ?

[Java Man]

The spirits do need to succeed on an attack roll, but you are correct. This looks like an excellent choice for a skald.

[applecat144]

Thanks.

Yes it is, especially in army battles or such scenarios !

[Derklord]

For extra fun, add in Desna's Shooting Star for maxed out charisma on the Skald (which all your allies use to calculate the spirit's damage) while still being able to be good in combat.

[Davor Firetusk]

It is quite potent in a heavy melee party at low levels, but it's power tapers off relatively speaking at higher levels. It also doesn't necessarily work on reach fighters. Casters may also not accept the raging song.