| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 2 | Became a Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Ground Assault at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Marine |
| 8 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 8 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Ground Assault |
| 9 | Became a Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | Drafted into Army |
| 10 | Became a Army Support at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Private |
| 10 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 10 | Commissioned in Army/Army Support |
| 10 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 11 | Continued as Army Support at age 58 |
| 11 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 11 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 12 | Switched to Free Trader at age 62 |
| 12 | Imperial trade restrictions force you out of business. |
| 13 | Became a Thief at age 66 |
| 13 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Thief at age 70 |
| 14 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Continued as Thief at age 74 |
| 15 | Involved in a gambling ring. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |