| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Barbarian at age 18 |
| 1 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Barbarian |
| 2 | Became a Artist at age 22 |
| 2 | One of your pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings you into the criminal underworld. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Artist at age 26 |
| 3 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 4 | Returned to Barbarian at age 30 |
| 4 | Attempted a risky adventure and was wildly successful. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Barbarian at age 34 |
| 5 | Attempted a risky adventure and was wildly successful. |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Barbarian |
| 6 | Became a Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | 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. |
| 6 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 6 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 6 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working secretely. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist 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 |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |