Term |
Age |
History |
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1 |
18 |
Entered University. |
1 |
21 |
War breaks out, triggering a mandatory draft. |
1 |
21 |
Used social standing to avoid the draft. |
1 |
22 |
Dropped out of university. |
2 |
22 |
Became a Citizen (Worker). |
2 |
26 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
2 |
26 |
Promoted to Citizen (Worker) rank 1. |
3 |
26 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
3 |
28 |
William Kelley learn something William Kelley should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which William Kelley can profit from illegally. |
4 |
30 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
4 |
34 |
William Kelley's business expands, William Kelley's corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
5 |
34 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
5 |
38 |
William Kelley is rewarded for William Kelley's diligence or cunning. |
5 |
38 |
Promoted to Citizen (Worker) rank 2 with the new title Technician. |
6 |
38 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
6 |
41 |
Good fortune |
6 |
42 |
Promoted to Citizen (Worker) rank 3. |
7 |
42 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
7 |
44 |
William Kelley is rewarded for William Kelley's diligence or cunning. |
7 |
46 |
Promoted to Citizen (Worker) rank 4 with the new title Craftsman. |
8 |
46 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
8 |
48 |
Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs William Kelley William Kelley's job. |
9 |
48 |
Became a Scout (Explorer). |
9 |
49 |
Good fortune |
9 |
52 |
Promoted to Scout (Explorer) rank 1 with the new title Scout. |
10 |
52 |
Continued as Scout (Explorer). |
10 |
56 |
Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
11 |
56 |
Failed to qualify for Artist (Entertainer). |
11 |
56 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
11 |
60 |
Betrayed by a friend. One of William Kelley's Contacts or Allies betrays William Kelley, ending William Kelley's career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
12 |
60 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
12 |
60 |
Retired at age 60. |
12 |
60 |
Became a Believer (Mainstream Believer) with the new title Lay Person. |
12 |
64 |
Good fortune |
13 |
64 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
13 |
64 |
Continued as Believer (Mainstream Believer). |
13 |
66 |
Someone more charismatic but less devout than William Kelley has become William Kelley's superior. |
13 |
68 |
Forced to muster out. |
14 |
68 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
14 |
68 |
Retired. |
14 |
70 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
15 |
72 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
15 |
73 |
Moved to a new world. |
16 |
76 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
16 |
78 |
Good fortune. |
17 |
80 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |