| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Broker at age 18 |
| 1 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 2 | Continued as Broker at age 22 |
| 2 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 2 | Forced to muster out. |
| 3 | Became a Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 3 | Gain 5 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 4 | Continued as Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Your ship is ambushed by enemy vessels. Attempted to bargain with them but fail and the ship is destroyed. |
| 5 | Became a Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 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 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 6 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 6 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working secretely. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Gained a contact. |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |
| 11 | Became a Worker at age 58 |
| 11 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Continued as Worker at age 62 |
| 12 | Severely injured. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Gained a contact. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |