| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Broker at age 18 |
| 1 | Imperial trade restrictions force you out of business. |
| 2 | Became a Thief at age 22 |
| 2 | Arrested and charged. |
| 2 | Hired a lawyer to beat the charges. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Thief |
| 3 | Entered Army Academy at age 26 |
| 3 | Study Advocate as a hobby. |
| 3 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 4 | Continued as Thief at age 26 |
| 4 | A police detective or rival criminal forces you to flee and vows to hunt you down. Gain an Enemy. |
| 5 | Became a Surveyor at age 30 |
| 5 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 6 | Became a Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 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 may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 7 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 8 | Became a Army Support at age 42 |
| 8 | Is now a Private |
| 8 | Unit is slaughtered in a disastrous battle, for which you blame your commander. Gain commander as Enemy. |
| 9 | Became a Scavenger at age 46 |
| 9 | Nearly killed. Owe 45,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Switched to Merchant Marine at age 50 |
| 10 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 11 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 54 |
| 11 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 58 |
| 12 | Good fortune |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 62 |
| 13 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 66 |
| 14 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 14 | Forced to muster out. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Retired at age 70 |
| 15 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 16 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 17 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |