| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Journalist at age 18 |
| 1 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 2 | Became a Corporate at age 22 |
| 2 | Gained a contact. |
| 3 | Continued as Corporate at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 | Continued as Corporate at age 30 |
| 4 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 5 | Switched to Colonist at age 34 |
| 5 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 6 | Continued as Colonist at age 38 |
| 6 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Colonist at age 42 |
| 7 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Settler |
| 8 | Continued as Colonist at age 46 |
| 8 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 8 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 9 | Continued as Colonist at age 50 |
| 9 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 9 | Is now a Explorer |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Switched to Performer at age 54 |
| 10 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |