| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist 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 rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 2 | Gain an Enemy |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Accused of a crime |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Became a Thug at age 34 |
| 5 | Vocational Training. |
| 6 | Switched to Fixer at age 38 |
| 6 | Defeated a prison gang. Gain an Enemy. |
| 7 | Switched to Inmate at age 42 |
| 7 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Returned to Fixer at age 46 |
| 8 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 9 | Returned to Thug at age 50 |
| 9 | Scarred. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Returned to Fixer at age 54 |
| 10 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Returned to Inmate at age 58 |
| 11 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Returned to Fixer at age 62 |
| 12 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Thug at age 66 |
| 13 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |