| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Physician 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 start again from scratch. |
| 3 | Gain an Enemy |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 4 | Switched to Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 5 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 5 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 6 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Corporate at age 42 |
| 7 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 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 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Voluntarily left Corporate |
| 10 | Switched to Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 11 | Continued as Worker at age 58 |
| 11 | Spent time maintaining and using heavy vehicles. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Continued as Worker at age 62 |
| 12 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 12 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 12 | Is now a Technician |
| 13 | Continued as Worker at age 66 |
| 13 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 14 | Voluntarily left Worker |
| 14 | Returned to Physician at age 70 |
| 14 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |