| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Scavenger at age 18 |
| 1 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 1 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 1 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scavenger at age 22 |
| 2 | Attempted a risky adventure and was wildly successful. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Scavenger at age 26 |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Scavenger at age 30 |
| 4 | Offered job by a patron. Now owe him a favor. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 5 | Became a Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Intelligence at age 50 |
| 9 | Befriended by a senior agent. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Agent |
| 10 | Continued as Intelligence at age 54 |
| 10 | You go above and beyond the call of duty. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Is now a Field Agent |
| 11 | Continued as Intelligence at age 58 |
| 11 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Intelligence |
| 12 | Switched to Field Researcher at age 62 |
| 12 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 12 | Gain an Enemy |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 66 |
| 13 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 13 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |