| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 1 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 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 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 4 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 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 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Artist at age 50 |
| 9 | Gained a contact. |
| 9 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Artist at age 54 |
| 10 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 3,750 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Good fortune |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |