| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Pirate at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Lackey |
| 1 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Became a Colonist at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 | Continued as Colonist at age 26 |
| 3 | Gained a contact. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Colonist at age 30 |
| 4 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Became a Barbarian at age 34 |
| 5 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 6 | Became a Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 6 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 9 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Good fortune |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Accused of a crime |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |