| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Display heroism in battle, saving the whole ship. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Navy/Engineer/Gunner |
| 1 | Is now a Ensign |
| 1 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Sublieutenant |
| 2 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 22 |
| 2 | Injured. Fully recovered. |
| 3 | Became a Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 3 | You inadvertently cause a conflict between the Imperium and a minor world or race. Gain a Rival. |
| 4 | Continued as Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 5 | Continued as Courier at age 34 |
| 5 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Continued as Courier at age 38 |
| 6 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 7 | Continued as Courier at age 42 |
| 7 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 7 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Free Trader at age 46 |
| 8 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 8 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 9 | Became a Intelligence at age 50 |
| 9 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Victim of a crime |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Victim of a crime |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |