Term | History |
1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
1 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
2 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
3 | Became a Free Trader at age 26 |
3 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
4 | Continued as Free Trader at age 30 |
5 | Continued as Free Trader at age 34 |
5 | A series of bad deals and decisions force you into bankruptcy. You salvage what you can. |
6 | Switched to Merchant Marine at age 38 |
6 | Is now a Crewman |
6 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
6 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
7 | Became a Corporate at age 42 |
7 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
8 | Continued as Corporate at age 46 |
8 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
8 | Is now a Manager |
9 | Continued as Corporate at age 50 |
9 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
9 | Gain a criminal contact. |
10 | Continued as Corporate at age 54 |
10 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
11 | Continued as Corporate at age 58 |
11 | Severely injured. Owe 3,750 for medical bills. |
12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
12 | Retired at age 62 |
12 | Gained a contact. |
13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
13 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |