| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 2 | Entered Army Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | War breaks out, triggering a mandatory draft. |
| 2 | Used social standing to avoid the draft. |
| 2 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 3 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 5 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 6 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 6 | Scarred. Fully recovered. |
| 7 | Became a Worker at age 38 |
| 7 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 8 | Switched to Colonist at age 42 |
| 8 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 8 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Colonist |
| 9 | Became a Scavenger at age 46 |
| 9 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 50 |
| 10 | Moved to a new world. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 16 | Good fortune |
| 17 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |