| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Explorer at age 22 |
| 2 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 2 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Explorer at age 26 |
| 3 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 4 | Continued as Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 4 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 5 | Became a Worker at age 34 |
| 5 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 6 | Continued as Worker at age 38 |
| 6 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 7 | Continued as Worker at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Worker |
| 8 | Became a Dilettante at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Wastrel |
| 8 | time as a ruler or playboy gives you a wide range of experiences. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Dilettante at age 50 |
| 9 | Your reign is acclaimed by all as being fair and wise – or in the case of a dilettante, you sponge off your family’s wealth a while longer. Gain either a jealous relative or an unhappy subject as an Enemy. |
| 10 | Continued as Dilettante at age 54 |
| 10 | Become deeply involved in politics on your world of residence, becoming a player in the political intrigues of government. Gain a Rival. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Dilettante |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |