Term |
Age |
History |
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1 |
18 |
Entered Merchant Academy with the Business curriculum. |
1 |
22 |
Made lifelong friends. Gain 3 Allies. |
1 |
22 |
Graduated. |
2 |
22 |
Became a Merchant (Broker). |
2 |
22 |
Promoted to Merchant (Broker) rank 1. |
3 |
26 |
Continued as Merchant (Broker). |
3 |
28 |
Bankrupted by a rival. Gain the other trader as a Rival. |
4 |
28 |
Became a Scout (Surveyor). |
4 |
31 |
Spend several years jumping from world to world in Al Ross's scout ship. |
5 |
32 |
Voluntarily left Surveyor |
5 |
32 |
Failed to qualify for Corporate (Citizen). |
5 |
32 |
Became a Drifter (Scavenger). |
5 |
36 |
Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
5 |
36 |
Promoted to Drifter (Scavenger) rank 1. |
6 |
36 |
Voluntarily left Scavenger |
6 |
36 |
Became a Believer (Mainstream Believer) with the new title Lay Person. |
6 |
38 |
Al Ross retreat from the mundane world for a time in the hope of a revelation, although this affects
your work and relationships. |
7 |
40 |
Continued as Believer (Mainstream Believer). |
7 |
44 |
A notable academic consults with Al Ross about a publication or documentary he is working on. Gain a Contact in academia. |
8 |
44 |
Continued as Believer (Mainstream Believer). |
8 |
47 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
8 |
48 |
Forced to muster out. |
9 |
48 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
9 |
48 |
Retired at age 48. |
9 |
48 |
Retired. |
9 |
51 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
10 |
52 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
10 |
56 |
Gained a contact. |
11 |
56 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
11 |
60 |
Moved to a new world. |
12 |
60 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
12 |
64 |
A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
13 |
64 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
13 |
68 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
14 |
68 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
14 |
69 |
Victim of a crime. |
15 |
72 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |