The backwaters of the universe are constantly scoured by groups of ingenious adventurers calling themselves “clarkers.” They took up Arthur C. Clarke’s famous thesis—that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic—and actively exploit it.
Their plan is simple: find a world with a relatively low level of development, and then, using all the achievements of modern science and stagecraft, declare themselves its Gods. Grand religious services and, most importantly, generous offerings are welcomed.
The methodology is perfected, the team is experienced, the equipment is the best, the actors are in place, the lights, the curtain— the show begins!