| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 5 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | 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. |
| 5 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 5 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 6 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | You are blamed for an accident that causes the death of several crew members. Your guilt drives you to excel. |
| 7 | Became a Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 8 | Switched to Scavenger at age 46 |
| 8 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 8 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 9 | Continued as Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 10 | Became a Courier at age 54 |
| 10 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |