| 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 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 3 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 4 | Switched to Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 6 | Became a Intelligence at age 38 |
| 6 | Established a network of contacts. Gain 1 contacts. |
| 7 | Continued as Intelligence at age 42 |
| 7 | Accepted a deal with criminal or other figure under investigation. |
| 8 | Became a Performer at age 46 |
| 8 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Performer at age 50 |
| 9 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Performer at age 54 |
| 10 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Moved to a new world. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |