| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Intelligence at age 18 |
| 1 | Moved to a new world. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Agent |
| 2 | Continued as Intelligence at age 22 |
| 2 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Field Agent |
| 3 | Continued as Intelligence at age 26 |
| 3 | Established a network of contacts. Gain 3 contacts. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Intelligence |
| 4 | Became a Surveyor at age 30 |
| 4 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 5 | Became a Ground Assault at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Marine |
| 5 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 6 | Became a Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | 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. |
| 9 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 9 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 9 | Gain an Enemy |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | 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. |
| 10 | Scarred. Fully recovered. |
| 10 | Gain an Enemy |
| 11 | Continued as Scientist at age 58 |
| 11 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 12 | Continued as Scientist at age 62 |
| 12 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |