| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Barbarian at age 18 |
| 1 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 2 | Became a Worker at age 22 |
| 2 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 3 | Continued as Worker at age 26 |
| 3 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Worker at age 30 |
| 4 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Technician |
| 5 | Continued as Worker at age 34 |
| 5 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 6 | Became a Performer at age 38 |
| 6 | Contact with Government. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Performer |
| 7 | Became a Thief at age 42 |
| 7 | Arrested and charged. |
| 7 | Failed to defend self. Gain an Enemy and go to prison. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Became a Thug at age 46 |
| 8 | Defeated a prison gang. Gain an Enemy. |
| 9 | Continued as Thug at age 50 |
| 9 | Assigned to difficult or backbreaking labour. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Switched to Inmate at age 54 |
| 10 | Nearly killed. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Switched to Fixer at age 58 |
| 11 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Fixer at age 62 |
| 12 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Thug at age 66 |
| 13 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |