| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Pirate at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Lackey |
| 1 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 2 | Continued as Pirate at age 22 |
| 2 | Arrested |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Henchman |
| 3 | Became a Fixer at age 26 |
| 3 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 4 | Switched to Inmate at age 30 |
| 4 | Special Duty. |
| 5 | Returned to Fixer at age 34 |
| 5 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 6 | Switched to Thug at age 38 |
| 6 | Parole hearing. |
| 7 | Continued as Thug at age 42 |
| 7 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Returned to Fixer at age 46 |
| 8 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 9 | Returned to Inmate at age 50 |
| 9 | Hire a new lawyer. |
| 9 | Paroled from prison. |
| 10 | Became a Line/Crew at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 58 |
| 11 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 62 |
| 12 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 12 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 66 |
| 13 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 13 | Forced to muster out. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | Moved to a new world. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |