From the help file:

"A character with this edge has further honed their abilities at singly fighting
multiple foes, and deals slightly greater damage of any kind to assailants
other than the one who bears the brunt of their attack."

My question:

Does Ehren Lord *only* add the damage boost, or does it *also* beef up the "other people fail their stuff against me" effect you get from Ehren Soul?

In other words, would there be any reason for a class that can't do damage to non-target opponents to take Ehren Lord (e.g. healer)?

>In other words, would there be any reason for a class that
>can't do damage to non-target opponents to take Ehren Lord
>(e.g. healer)?

I can't think of a good one.

I'm not trying to be obtuse...but for clarity's sake...you're saying there's no benefit to Ehren Lord other than the damage boost. (And the coolness factor of saying you're an "Ehren Lord").

You should be able to use a certain Spirit Blade too! :)

As far as I remember that's correct.

Cool. Just an idea, but you could split "Ehren Lord" into two different mutually exclusive edges, one of which gives the current "Ehren Lord" effect and another that boosts the "Ehren Soul" effect. Classes like Invokers and APs would take Ehren Lord, while classes like Healers (and anybody else that lacks an area attack) would prefer the other.