Term |
Age |
History |
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1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Thief (Rogue). |
1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
1 |
19 |
Gained a contact. |
1 |
22 |
Promoted to Drifter (Barbarian) rank 1. |
2 |
22 |
Continued as Drifter (Barbarian). |
2 |
24 |
Betrayed by a friend. One of Hettie Penn's Contacts or Allies betrays Hettie Penn, ending Hettie Penn's career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
3 |
24 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
3 |
28 |
Refused to perform research that goes against Hettie Penn's conscience. |
3 |
28 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
4 |
28 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
4 |
30 |
Refused to perform research that goes against Hettie Penn's conscience. |
4 |
32 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
5 |
32 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
5 |
34 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
5 |
36 |
Forced to muster out. |
6 |
36 |
Switched to Drifter (Wanderer). |
6 |
40 |
Hettie Penn run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
7 |
40 |
Switched to Scholar (Physician) with previous rank. |
7 |
44 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Hettie Penn's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
7 |
44 |
An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving Hettie Penn stranded in the wilderness. |
7 |
44 |
Gain an Enemy |
8 |
44 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
8 |
45 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
9 |
48 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
9 |
48 |
Retired at age 48. |
9 |
48 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
9 |
50 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Hettie Penn from Hettie Penn's work. |
9 |
52 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 3. |
10 |
52 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
10 |
52 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
10 |
56 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
11 |
56 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
11 |
56 |
Voluntarily left Physician |
11 |
56 |
Retired. |
11 |
60 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
12 |
60 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |