| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Artist at age 18 |
| 1 | You are forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did you get too close to? |
| 2 | Became a Field Researcher at age 22 |
| 2 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 3 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Switched to Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | 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. |
| 6 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Surveyor at age 54 |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Scout |
| 11 | Continued as Surveyor at age 58 |
| 11 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster. Gain a Contact. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |