| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Entered the school of hard knocks. |
| 1 |
19 |
Made lifelong friends. Gain 3 Allies. |
| 1 |
22 |
Failed in the school of hard knocks. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
25 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 |
26 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 3 |
26 |
Switched to Scholar (Scientist) with previous rank. |
| 3 |
27 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
33 |
Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
38 |
Win a prestigious prize for Talmage McNab's work. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
40 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
45 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Talmage McNab's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 |
45 |
A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame Talmage McNab, forcing Talmage McNab to leave Talmage McNab's career. Gain a Rival. |
| 7 |
45 |
Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 12,500 for medical bills. |
| 7 |
45 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 8 |
49 |
Win a prestigious prize for Talmage McNab's work. |
| 8 |
50 |
Forced to muster out. |