| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Field Researcher at age 18 |
| 1 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 2 | Entered Army Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | Join a social movement. |
| 2 | Graduated at age 22. |
| 3 | Became a Cavalry at age 22 |
| 3 | Is now a Private |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Commissioned in Army/Cavalry |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 4 | Continued as Cavalry at age 26 |
| 4 | Assigned to an urbanised planet torn by war. |
| 4 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Captain |
| 5 | Continued as Cavalry at age 30 |
| 5 | Good fortune |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Returned to Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 6 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 7 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 8 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 9 | Became a Worker at age 46 |
| 9 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 50 |
| 10 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 10 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 11 | You rise to a position of power in your colony or corporation. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Technician |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Worker at age 58 |
| 12 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |