| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Wanderer at age 18 |
| 1 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Became a Worker at age 22 |
| 2 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 3 | Continued as Worker at age 26 |
| 3 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 4 | Became a Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster. Gain a Contact. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Scout |
| 5 | Continued as Explorer at age 34 |
| 5 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 6 | Continued as Explorer at age 38 |
| 6 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 6 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 6 | Gain 1 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Continued as Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | Amnesia. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Retired at age 46 |
| 8 | Gained a contact. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Moved to a new world. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |