| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Gained a contact. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Surveyor at age 22 |
| 2 | When dealing with an alien race, you have an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. Gain an Ally in the Imperium |
| 3 | Continued as Surveyor at age 26 |
| 3 | Your ship is ambushed by enemy vessels. Attempted to bargain with them but fail and the ship is destroyed. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Became a Ground Assault at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Marine |
| 4 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 4 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 4 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 5 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 34 |
| 5 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 5 | Cover for the commander and gain an Ally. |
| 5 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 2 |
| 5 | Is now a Corporal |
| 6 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 38 |
| 6 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. |
| 7 | Became a Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | Contact with Government. |
| 8 | Continued as Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 9 | Continued as Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Became a Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 10 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 58 |
| 11 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 11 | Gain an Enemy |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Good fortune |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Good fortune |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |