Term | History |
1 | Became a Colonist at age 18 |
1 | Gained a contact. |
1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
2 | Continued as Colonist at age 22 |
2 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
2 | Is now a Settler |
3 | Continued as Colonist at age 26 |
3 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
3 | Gain a criminal contact. |
3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
4 | Continued as Colonist at age 30 |
4 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
5 | Became a Field Researcher at age 34 |
5 | 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. |
5 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
5 | Gain an Enemy |
6 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 38 |
6 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
7 | A disaster or war strikes. |
7 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
8 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
9 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
9 | Promoted to rank 3 |
10 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
10 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
11 | Retired at age 58 |
11 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
12 | Victim of a crime |
13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
13 | Good fortune |
14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |