| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | 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. |
| 1 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 1 | Gain an Enemy |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 5 | Became a Ground Assault at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Marine |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 6 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 38 |
| 6 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 7 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 42 |
| 7 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 7 | Cover for the commander and gain an Ally. |
| 7 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Corporal |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Ground Assault |
| 8 | Became a Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | You survey an alien world. |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Courier |
| 9 | Became a Barbarian at age 50 |
| 9 | Drafted into Law Enforcement |
| 10 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Rookie |
| 10 | Established a network of contacts. Gain 1 contacts. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Corporal |
| 11 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 58 |
| 11 | Victim of a crime |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Sergeant |