| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Cavalry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 1 | Scarred. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 1 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Cavalry at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Forced to muster out. |
| 3 | Became a Scavenger at age 26 |
| 3 | Offered job by a patron. Now owe him a favor. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Became a Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 6 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 6 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 6 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | 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. |
| 7 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 7 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Moved to a new world. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Gained a contact. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |