| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 1 |
19 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Joe Mason's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 1 |
19 |
A rival researcher blackens Joe Mason's name or steals Joe Mason's research. Gain a Rival. |
| 1 |
19 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
23 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
28 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
34 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 3. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
38 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Joe Mason from Joe Mason's work. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 4. |