| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 2 | Became a Surveyor at age 22 |
| 2 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 3 | Switched to Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 6 | Became a Wanderer at age 38 |
| 6 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 7 | Switched to Barbarian at age 42 |
| 7 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Returned to Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 9 | Continued as Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 10 | Became a Corporate at age 54 |
| 10 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 11 | Continued as Corporate at age 58 |
| 11 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |