Term | History |
1 | Became a Scavenger at age 18 |
1 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
2 | Became a Thief at age 22 |
2 | Involved in a feud with a rival criminal organization. |
2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
3 | Voluntarily left Thief |
3 | Became a Scientist at age 26 |
3 | Gained a contact. |
3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
4 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
5 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
6 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
7 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
7 | Promoted to rank 3 |
8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
8 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
8 | Promoted to rank 4 |
9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
9 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
9 | Promoted to rank 5 |
10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
10 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
10 | Promoted to rank 6 |
11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
11 | Continued as Scientist at age 58 |
11 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
11 | Gain an Enemy |
11 | Forced to muster out. |
12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |