| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Commissioned in Navy/Line/Crew |
| 1 | Is now a Ensign |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Forced to muster out. |
| 3 | Became a Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | 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. |
| 8 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 8 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 8 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 8 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 9 | Retired at age 50 |
| 9 | Moved to a new world. |
| 10 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |