| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 3 | Became a Journalist at age 26 |
| 3 | Criticised a questionable political leader on your homeworld, causing his downfall. Gain an Enemy |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Freelancer |
| 4 | Continued as Journalist at age 30 |
| 4 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 5 | Returned to Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 8 | Continued as Physician 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 |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 58 |
| 11 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 62 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 66 |
| 13 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 13 | Forced to muster out. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Good fortune |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |