| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Field Researcher at age 18 |
| 1 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 22 |
| 2 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 5 | Became a Surveyor at age 34 |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 6 | Became a Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 7 | Became a Worker at age 42 |
| 7 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Worker at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Is now a Technician |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Worker at age 50 |
| 9 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 9 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 10 | Is now a Craftsman |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Worker at age 58 |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Worker at age 62 |
| 12 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |