| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scavenger at age 18 |
| 1 | Gained a contact. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scavenger at age 22 |
| 2 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 3 | Switched to Wanderer at age 26 |
| 3 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Became a Thief at age 30 |
| 4 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 5 | Continued as Thief at age 34 |
| 5 | A police detective or rival criminal forces you to flee and vows to hunt you down. Gain an Enemy. |
| 6 | Switched to Pirate at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Lackey |
| 6 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Became a Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 9 | Returned to Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Returned to Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Continued as Scientist at age 58 |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Continued as Scientist at age 62 |
| 12 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 13 | Continued as Scientist at age 66 |
| 13 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Scientist at age 70 |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Forced to muster out. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |