The New Winds

Focus
Roll: Iaijutsu (Focus)/Void

During the focus stage your center stance bonus kicks in. Both duelists gain +1k1+[Void ring] to their roll. If you have Heart of Vengeance (Opponent's Clan) you gain +1k1 to your roll. If you have 5 skill ranks of Iaijutsu you gain +5 to the total of your roll. If your assessment was 10 or more higher than your opponent you gain +1k1 to your roll (+2k2 if you have Iaijutsu 7).

If you win the contested roll by at least 5 points then you get to strike first. For each additional increment of 5 you gain a Free Raise on your strike roll. If neither duelist wins by 5 or more the duel is a kharmic strike and both duelists will strike simultaneously.
*Kakita bushi 1 grants an additional bonus of +1k1+[School rank] to your focus roll. Mirumoto Bushi 2 grants +Kenjutsu skill to your focus roll. Sun Tao ronin 1 rants + Honor Rank to your focus roll.*

If you ever exceed a roll by 10 or more, for every increment of 10, you gain a free raise AFTER the roll to be used as you see fit. You may only gain this bonus equal to your Void Ring, So for example, if a TN is 25 and you rolled a 55, and have a Void of 2, you would gain 2 free raises to utilize after the roll to enhance a spell through its listed Raise abilities, perform a Maneuver on an attack, or be used for an event mechanic.
NOTE: You may NOT gain these free raises if you are unskilled in the skill the roll required unless an event says otherwise.
NOTE 2: Contested rolls do not have TNs initially, so this rule has no effect on Contested Rolls