Term |
Age |
History |
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1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Scavenger). |
1 |
21 |
A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
1 |
22 |
Promoted to Drifter (Scavenger) rank 1. |
2 |
22 |
Continued as Drifter (Scavenger). |
2 |
23 |
Betrayed by a friend. One of Bud Patterson's Contacts or Allies betrays Bud Patterson, ending Bud Patterson's career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
3 |
23 |
Became a Entertainer (Artist). |
3 |
24 |
Bud Patterson is forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did Bud Patterson get too close to? |
4 |
24 |
Entered Merchant Academy with the Shipboard curriculum. |
4 |
27 |
Dropped out of the merchant academy. |
5 |
27 |
Continued as Entertainer (Artist). |
5 |
28 |
Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
6 |
28 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
6 |
32 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
6 |
32 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
7 |
32 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
7 |
34 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Bud Patterson from Bud Patterson's work. |
7 |
36 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
8 |
36 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
8 |
36 |
Switched to Scholar (Field Researcher) with previous rank. |
8 |
38 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Bud Patterson's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
8 |
38 |
A rival researcher blackens Bud Patterson's name or steals Bud Patterson's research. Gain a Rival. |
8 |
38 |
Gain an Enemy |
8 |
40 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |
9 |
40 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
9 |
43 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Bud Patterson from Bud Patterson's work. |
10 |
44 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
10 |
44 |
Retired at age 44. |
10 |
44 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
10 |
44 |
Failed to qualify for Physician (Scholar). |
10 |
44 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
10 |
48 |
A disaster or war strikes. |
10 |
48 |
Injured. |
10 |
48 |
The planetary government interferes with Bud Patterson's research for political or religious reasons. Bud Patterson continue working secretely. |
11 |
48 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
11 |
48 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
11 |
51 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
11 |
52 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 4. |
12 |
52 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
12 |
52 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
12 |
54 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
12 |
56 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 5. |
13 |
56 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
13 |
56 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
13 |
58 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
13 |
60 |
Forced to muster out. |
14 |
60 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
14 |
60 |
Became a Believer (Mainstream Believer) with the new title Lay Person. |
14 |
61 |
Bud Patterson retreat from the mundane world for a time in the hope of a revelation, although this affects
your work and relationships. |
15 |
64 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
15 |
64 |
Continued as Believer (Mainstream Believer). |
15 |
66 |
Someone more charismatic but less devout than Bud Patterson has become Bud Patterson's superior. |
15 |
68 |
Forced to muster out. |
16 |
68 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
16 |
68 |
Retired. |
16 |
71 |
Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
17 |
72 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
17 |
76 |
A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
18 |
76 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
18 |
80 |
Amnesia. |
19 |
80 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |