| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Pirate at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Lackey |
| 1 | A job goes wrong, forcing you to flee off-planet. |
| 2 | Became a Barbarian at age 22 |
| 2 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Barbarian at age 26 |
| 3 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 4 | Became a Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 8 | Became a Broker at age 46 |
| 8 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Broker at age 50 |
| 9 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Broker at age 54 |
| 10 | A good deal ensures you are living the high life for a few years. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Is now a Experienced Broker |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |