| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Barbarian at age 18 |
| 1 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 2 | Became a Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | 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. |
| 2 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 2 | Gain an Enemy |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 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 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 4 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist 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 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 5 | Injured. |
| 5 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working secretely. |
| 5 | Gain an Enemy |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist 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 or war strikes. |
| 7 | Injured. Fully recovered. |
| 7 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Switched to Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 9 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Scavenger at age 54 |
| 10 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Scavenger at age 58 |
| 11 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 11 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Scavenger at age 62 |
| 12 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Good fortune |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |