| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Worker at age 18 |
| 1 | Moved to a new world. |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Worker |
| 2 | Became a Surveyor at age 22 |
| 2 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Scout |
| 3 | Continued as Surveyor at age 26 |
| 3 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 4 | Became a Thief at age 30 |
| 4 | Arrested and charged. |
| 4 | Hired a lawyer to beat the charges. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Thief at age 34 |
| 5 | Involved in a feud with a rival criminal organization. |
| 6 | Continued as Thief at age 38 |
| 6 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Thief at age 42 |
| 7 | Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | 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. |
| 8 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. |
| 8 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 10 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 58 |
| 11 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Gained a contact. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |