| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | 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. |
| 3 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Gain an Enemy |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 5 | Became a Free Trader at age 34 |
| 5 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Free Trader |
| 6 | Became a Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Severely injured. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Became a Flight at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Crewman |
| 7 | Injured. Fully recovered. |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Retired at age 46 |
| 8 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Gained a contact. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Gained a contact. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |