| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 4 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 2 | Entered Army Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | Join a social movement. |
| 2 | Graduated at age 22. |
| 3 | Became a Cavalry at age 22 |
| 3 | Is now a Private |
| 3 | Nearly killed. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Became a Scientist at age 26 |
| 4 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 5 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 6 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 7 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 7 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 9 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 9 | Gain an Enemy |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 50 |
| 10 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Victim of a crime |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |