| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Corporate at age 18 |
| 1 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Became a Field Researcher at age 22 |
| 2 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 5 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 6 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Switched to Worker at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Worker at age 46 |
| 8 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Is now a Technician |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Worker at age 50 |
| 9 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Good fortune |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |