| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Field Researcher at age 18 |
| 1 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 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 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 5 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 6 | Became a Enforcer at age 38 |
| 6 | A crime lord considers you his protégé. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Enforcer at age 42 |
| 7 | Arrested and charged. |
| 7 | Failed to defend self. Gain an Enemy and go to prison. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Became a Inmate at age 46 |
| 8 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Switched to Fixer at age 50 |
| 9 | Joined a prison gang |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Returned to Inmate at age 54 |
| 10 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Returned to Fixer at age 58 |
| 11 | Joined a prison gang |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 12 | Returned to Inmate at age 62 |
| 12 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Fixer at age 66 |
| 13 | Special Duty. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Switched to Thug at age 70 |
| 14 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Returned to Fixer at age 74 |
| 15 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |