| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Worker at age 18 |
| 1 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 2 | Entered Marine Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | Made lifelong friends. Gain 2 Allies. |
| 2 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 3 | Continued as Worker at age 22 |
| 3 | Gained a contact. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Worker at age 26 |
| 4 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 5 | Continued as Worker at age 30 |
| 5 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Is now a Technician |
| 6 | Continued as Worker at age 34 |
| 6 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 6 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Wanderer at age 38 |
| 7 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Physician at age 42 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 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 54 |
| 11 | 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. |
| 11 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 11 | Gain an Enemy |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 12 | Retired at age 58 |
| 12 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Good fortune |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |