| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Artist at age 18 |
| 1 | Works is especially well received and popular, making you a minor celebrity |
| 2 | Continued as Artist at age 22 |
| 2 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 3 | Continued as Artist at age 26 |
| 3 | Criticised a questionable political leader on your homeworld, causing his downfall. Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Continued as Artist at age 30 |
| 4 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Artist at age 34 |
| 5 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Artist |
| 6 | Became a Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 6 | Lost eye or limb. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 6 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 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 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |