| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 2 | Became a Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 5 | Switched to Line/Crew at age 34 |
| 5 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 5 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 6 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 38 |
| 6 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 7 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 42 |
| 7 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 8 | Became a Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 9 | Switched to Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Switched to Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |