| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 2 | Became a Scavenger at age 22 |
| 2 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 3 | Became a Pirate at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Lackey |
| 3 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 4 | Became a Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Switched to Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 9 | Lost eye or limb. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Accused of a crime |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Accused of a crime |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Moved to a new world. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |