| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | 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. |
| 2 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Gain an Enemy |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Agreed to perform research that goes against your conscience. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 5 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 6 | Switched to Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 6 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 8 | Became a Journalist at age 46 |
| 8 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Retired at age 50 |
| 9 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Gained a contact. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |