| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Entered a spacer community. |
| 1 |
21 |
Made lifelong friends. Gain 3 Allies. |
| 1 |
22 |
Left the spacer community. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
25 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
27 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
32 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Lawrence Buckman from Lawrence Buckman's work. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
36 |
Make a breakthrough in Lawrence Buckman's field. |
| 6 |
38 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 6 |
38 |
Switched to Scholar (Physician) with previous rank. |
| 6 |
39 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Lawrence Buckman's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 |
39 |
Lawrence Buckman's work is sabotaged by unknown parties. Lawrence Buckman start again from scratch. |
| 6 |
39 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 7 |
43 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 3. |
| 8 |
46 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 8 |
46 |
Failed to qualify for Scientist (Scholar). |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 8 |
49 |
Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 8 |
50 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 4. |