Term |
Age |
History |
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1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
1 |
19 |
Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
2 |
22 |
Continued as Drifter (Barbarian). |
2 |
26 |
Attempted a risky adventure and was wildly successful. |
2 |
26 |
Promoted to Drifter (Barbarian) rank 1. |
3 |
26 |
Continued as Drifter (Barbarian). |
3 |
27 |
Gusta Palmer do not know what happened to Gusta Palmer. There is a gap in Gusta Palmer's memory. |
4 |
27 |
Became a Army (Infantry) with the new title Private. |
4 |
31 |
Assigned to a peacekeeping role. |
4 |
31 |
Promoted to Army (Infantry) rank 1 with the new title Lance Corporal. |
5 |
31 |
Continued as Army (Infantry). |
5 |
35 |
Advanced training in a specialist field |
5 |
35 |
Promoted to Army (Infantry) rank 2 with the new title Corporal. |
6 |
35 |
Continued as Army (Infantry). |
6 |
38 |
Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
6 |
38 |
Gain rebels as Enemy |
7 |
38 |
Returned to Drifter (Barbarian). |
7 |
41 |
Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
8 |
41 |
Failed to qualify for Field Researcher (Scholar). |
8 |
41 |
Submitted to the draft. |
8 |
41 |
Became a Marine (Star Marine) with the new title Marine. |
8 |
43 |
Commanding officer takes an interest in Gusta Palmer's career. |
8 |
45 |
Promoted to Marine (Star Marine) rank 1 with the new title Lance Corporal. |
9 |
45 |
Continued as Marine (Star Marine). |
9 |
47 |
Gusta Palmer is ordered to take part in a black ops mission that goes against Gusta Palmer's conscience. Gain the lone survivor as an Enemy. |
10 |
47 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
10 |
49 |
Win a prestigious prize for Gusta Palmer's work. |
11 |
51 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
11 |
51 |
Retired at age 51. |
11 |
51 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
11 |
54 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Gusta Palmer from Gusta Palmer's work. |
12 |
55 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
12 |
55 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
12 |
57 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
13 |
59 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
13 |
59 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
13 |
63 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Gusta Palmer's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
13 |
63 |
Gain an Enemy |
14 |
63 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |