| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Entered University. |
| 1 |
22 |
Made lifelong friends. Gain 3 Allies. |
| 1 |
22 |
Graduated. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Citizen (Worker). |
| 2 |
26 |
Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 12,500 for medical bills. |
| 3 |
26 |
Failed to qualify for Merchant Marine (Merchant). |
| 3 |
26 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 3 |
26 |
Became a Marine (Star Marine) with the new title Marine. |
| 3 |
30 |
Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 3 |
30 |
Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Marine (Star Marine) rank 1 with the new title Lance Corporal. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Marine (Star Marine). |
| 4 |
31 |
A mission goes wrong and Sullivan Smith is stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 5 |
31 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 5 |
32 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Sullivan Smith from Sullivan Smith's work. |
| 5 |
35 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 6 |
35 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 6 |
37 |
A disaster or war strikes. |
| 6 |
37 |
Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 6 |
37 |
The planetary government interferes with Sullivan Smith's research for political or religious reasons. Sullivan Smith continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 7 |
39 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 7 |
39 |
Failed to qualify for Physician (Scholar). |
| 7 |
39 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 7 |
42 |
Win a prestigious prize for Sullivan Smith's work. |
| 8 |
43 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 8 |
46 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Sullivan Smith's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 8 |
46 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 8 |
47 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |