| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Wanderer at age 18 |
| 1 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 1 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 1 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 2 | Continued as Wanderer at age 22 |
| 2 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 2 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 2 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Wanderer |
| 3 | Became a Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 8 | Switched to Barbarian at age 46 |
| 9 | Continued as Barbarian at age 50 |
| 9 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Returned to Wanderer at age 54 |
| 10 | Offered job by a patron. Now owe him a favor. |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |
| 11 | Became a Free Trader at age 58 |
| 11 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |