| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | 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. |
| 1 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 1 | Scarred. Fully recovered. |
| 1 | Gain an Enemy |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Artist at age 34 |
| 5 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 6 | Continued as Artist at age 38 |
| 6 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Artist at age 42 |
| 7 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 8 | Became a Cavalry at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Private |
| 8 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 9 | Continued as Cavalry at age 50 |
| 9 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 9 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Good fortune |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Gained a contact. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |