As for mechanically, what she's talking about is the actual descriptors attached to the maneuvers. Only the three mentioned schools (Desert Wind, Shadow Hand, Devoted Spirit) have any maneuvers that are described as being [Supernatural]. The remaining six schools are 100% [Extraordinary], being completely non-magical and capable of functioning in, say, an Anti-Magic Field.<br/><br/>They might have been taught by supernatural beings originally, but the actual knowledge and use of the maneuvers is, by the rules in the book, completely devoid of any magic. Remember, "fantastic" shares its root with "fantasy". Conan is absolutely fantasy, even though he has no magical talent; fantasy =/= magical. That same introduction specifically says<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">The Sublime Way is not magical - at least not in a normal sense. It is a fighting style that harnesses a student's discipline and determination through knowledge, practice, and study. A master of the Sublime Way can perform martial exploits that are <em>nearly</em> superhuman - and in fact, some of them actually transcend the natural.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>