| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 3 | Became a Scavenger at age 26 |
| 4 | Continued as Scavenger at age 30 |
| 4 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 5 | Switched to Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | 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. |
| 7 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Physician at age 54 |
| 10 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Physician at age 58 |
| 11 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |