| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 4 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 2 | Became a Field Researcher 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 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 2 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 15,000 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Gain an Enemy |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | 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. |
| 3 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 3 | Gain an Enemy |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 5 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Barbarian at age 38 |
| 6 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Continued as Barbarian at age 42 |
| 7 | Amnesia. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Barbarian at age 46 |
| 8 | Moved to a new world. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Is now a Warrior |
| 9 | Continued as Barbarian at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Switched to Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Gained a contact. |
| 11 | Continued as Scientist at age 58 |
| 11 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Scientist at age 62 |
| 12 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 12 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 12 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working secretely. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Scientist at age 66 |
| 13 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Scientist at age 70 |
| 14 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 14 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |