| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 2 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 2 | Gain an Enemy |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 4 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Agreed to perform research that goes against your conscience. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 6 | Commissioned in Navy/Engineer/Gunner |
| 6 | Is now a Ensign |
| 6 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner officer rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Sublieutenant |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 7 | Became a Barbarian at age 42 |
| 7 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Switched to Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | Gained a contact. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Colonist at age 54 |
| 10 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Colonist at age 58 |
| 11 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 11 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Settler |
| 12 | Continued as Colonist at age 62 |
| 12 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 12 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 13 | Continued as Colonist at age 66 |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 13 | Is now a Explorer |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Colonist at age 70 |
| 14 | Good fortune |
| 14 | Forced to muster out. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |