| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Cavalry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 1 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Cavalry at age 22 |
| 2 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 2 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 3 | Became a Free Trader at age 26 |
| 3 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Free Trader |
| 4 | Became a Scavenger at age 30 |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Scavenger at age 34 |
| 5 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 7 | Switched to Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | Attacked by enemies that you easily defeat. |
| 7 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 8 | Continued as Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 9 | Became a Artist at age 50 |
| 9 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 10 | Became a Courier at age 54 |
| 10 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 10 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Courier |
| 11 | Switched to Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |