Term |
Age |
History |
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1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Army Academy (Military Academy). |
1 |
18 |
Submitted to the draft. |
1 |
18 |
Became a Marine (Star Marine) with the new title Marine. |
1 |
19 |
Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
1 |
22 |
Promoted to Marine (Star Marine) rank 1 with the new title Lance Corporal. |
2 |
22 |
Voluntarily left Star Marine |
2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
2 |
23 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts John Price from John Price's work. |
3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
3 |
27 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing John Price's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
3 |
27 |
A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame John Price, forcing John Price to leave John Price's career. Gain a Rival. |
3 |
27 |
Scarred. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
3 |
27 |
Gain an Enemy |
4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
4 |
32 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
5 |
35 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
5 |
38 |
Forced to muster out. |
6 |
38 |
Failed to qualify for Corporate Agent (Agent). |
6 |
38 |
Became a Drifter (Scavenger). |
6 |
40 |
Find an Alien Artifact. |
6 |
42 |
Forced to continue current assignment. |
6 |
42 |
Promoted to Drifter (Scavenger) rank 1. |
7 |
42 |
Continued as Drifter (Scavenger). |
7 |
44 |
Find Ancient Technology. |
7 |
46 |
Promoted to Drifter (Scavenger) rank 2. |
8 |
46 |
Continued as Drifter (Scavenger). |
8 |
50 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
9 |
50 |
Became a Merchant (Merchant Marine) with the new title Crewman. |
9 |
54 |
A sudden war destroys John Price's trade routes and contacts, forcing John Price to flee that region of space. |
9 |
54 |
Gain rebels as Enemy |