| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Dilettante at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Wastrel |
| 1 | You manipulate and charm your way through high society. Gain a Rival and an Ally. |
| 2 | Continued as Dilettante at age 22 |
| 2 | Become deeply involved in politics on your world of residence, becoming a player in the political intrigues of government. Gain a Rival. |
| 3 | Continued as Dilettante at age 26 |
| 3 | You make an alliance with a powerful and charismatic noble, who becomes an Ally. |
| 3 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Dilettante at age 30 |
| 4 | Your reign is acclaimed by all as being fair and wise – or in the case of a dilettante, you sponge off your family’s wealth a while longer. Gain either a jealous relative or an unhappy subject as an Enemy. |
| 4 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Ingrate |
| 5 | Continued as Dilettante at age 34 |
| 5 | Good fortune |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Dilettante |
| 6 | Became a Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Continued as Physician 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 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Physician at age 54 |
| 10 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |