| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Merchant (Merchant Marine) with the new title Crewman. |
| 1 |
21 |
Ruel Rhodes's ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 2 |
21 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
22 |
A rival researcher blackens Ruel Rhodes's name or steals Ruel Rhodes's research. Gain a Rival. |
| 3 |
25 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
28 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 |
29 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
33 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Ruel Rhodes's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 |
33 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 5 |
33 |
Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 5 |
33 |
Failed to qualify for Worker (Citizen). |
| 5 |
33 |
Became a Drifter (Scavenger). |
| 5 |
37 |
Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 5 |
37 |
Tested for psionic powers |
| 5 |
37 |
Promoted to Drifter (Scavenger) rank 1. |
| 6 |
37 |
Continued as Drifter (Scavenger). |
| 6 |
41 |
Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 |
41 |
Became a Entertainer (Artist). |
| 7 |
45 |
Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 7 |
45 |
Promoted to Entertainer (Artist) rank 1. |
| 8 |
45 |
Continued as Entertainer (Artist). |
| 8 |
46 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 8 |
49 |
Promoted to Entertainer (Artist) rank 2. |
| 9 |
49 |
Continued as Entertainer (Artist). |
| 9 |
51 |
An investigation, tour, project or expedition goes wrong, stranding Ruel Rhodes far from home. |
| 10 |
51 |
Failed to qualify for Broker (Merchant). |
| 10 |
51 |
Switched to Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 10 |
54 |
Nearly killed. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |