Term | History |
1 | Became a Wanderer at age 18 |
1 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
2 | Became a Scientist at age 22 |
2 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
3 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
4 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
5 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
6 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
6 | Forced to muster out. |
7 | Switched to Field Researcher at age 42 |
7 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
7 | Gain an Enemy |
7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
8 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
8 | Gain an Enemy |
8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
9 | 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. |
9 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
9 | Gain an Enemy |
10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
10 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
10 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 58 |
11 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
11 | Promoted to rank 4 |
12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
12 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 62 |
12 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
12 | Promoted to rank 5 |
13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
13 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 66 |
13 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |