On the subject of magic systems, Spacebattles.com has an interesting thread on Rune Magic that could be relevant, here, as I could easily see some people developing a system like this.
Likewise, the fuuinjutsu system in Naruto looks pretty similar, just Asian-flavored and apparently more complicated. For that matter, the hand signs in use, with or without saying the name of the spell/jutsu in Japanese, looks rather like a magic system, to me (I'm planning a vaguely similar system for one of my GURPS games, though with one-handed signs). I could easily see members of the Village Hidden in the Asteroids concealing a Mage Booster under their headbands.
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, but don't rule out malice."
-- Heinlein's Razor
Likewise, the fuuinjutsu system in Naruto looks pretty similar, just Asian-flavored and apparently more complicated. For that matter, the hand signs in use, with or without saying the name of the spell/jutsu in Japanese, looks rather like a magic system, to me (I'm planning a vaguely similar system for one of my GURPS games, though with one-handed signs). I could easily see members of the Village Hidden in the Asteroids concealing a Mage Booster under their headbands.
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, but don't rule out malice."
-- Heinlein's Razor