| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Journalist at age 18 |
| 1 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 2 | Became a Cavalry at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Private |
| 2 | Severely injured. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Became a Surveyor at age 26 |
| 3 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 3 | Gain 2 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 4 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 4 | Commissioned in Navy/Engineer/Gunner |
| 4 | Is now a Ensign |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 5 | Became a Free Trader at age 34 |
| 5 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Free Trader at age 38 |
| 6 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Free Trader |
| 7 | Became a Colonist at age 42 |
| 7 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 12,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Scavenger at age 46 |
| 8 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 9 | Switched to Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 10 | Returned to Scavenger at age 54 |
| 10 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Returned to Wanderer at age 58 |
| 11 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |