| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 5 | Became a Infantry at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Private |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 6 | Continued as Infantry at age 38 |
| 6 | Assigned to an urbanised planet torn by war. |
| 6 | Commissioned in Army/Infantry |
| 6 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 6 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Captain |
| 7 | Continued as Infantry at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 7 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 3 |
| 7 | Is now a Major |
| 8 | Continued as Infantry at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Dilettante at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Wastrel |
| 9 | Inherit a gift from a rich relative. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Dilettante at age 54 |
| 10 | You make an alliance with a powerful and charismatic noble, who becomes an Ally. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Dilettante at age 58 |
| 11 | Inherit a gift from a rich relative. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Ingrate |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Dilettante at age 62 |
| 12 | Join a conspiracy of nobles that were caught. |
| 12 | An assassin attempts to end your life. |
| 12 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Dilettante at age 66 |
| 13 | Your reign is acclaimed by all as being fair and wise – or in the case of a dilettante, you sponge off your family’s wealth a while longer. Gain either a jealous relative or an unhappy subject as an Enemy. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 13 | Is now a Black Sheep |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Dilettante at age 70 |
| 14 | You make an alliance with a powerful and charismatic noble, who becomes an Ally. |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Continued as Dilettante at age 74 |
| 15 | You make an alliance with a powerful and charismatic noble, who becomes an Ally. |
| 15 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 15 | Is now a Scoundrel |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |