| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Wanderer at age 18 |
| 1 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 2 | Switched to Scavenger at age 22 |
| 2 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 2 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Scavenger at age 26 |
| 3 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Scavenger at age 30 |
| 4 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 4 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 5 | Continued as Scavenger at age 34 |
| 5 | Drafted into Army |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 6 | Became a Cavalry at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Private |
| 6 | Unit is slaughtered in a disastrous battle, for which you blame your commander. Gain commander as Enemy. |
| 7 | Returned to Scavenger at age 42 |
| 7 | Severely injured. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Corporate Agent at age 46 |
| 8 | Nearly killed. |
| 9 | Switched to Barbarian at age 50 |
| 9 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 10 | Became a Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 10 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 58 |
| 11 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |