| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 2 | Continued as Explorer at age 22 |
| 2 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 2 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 45,000 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Continued as Explorer at age 26 |
| 3 | You survey an alien world. |
| 4 | Continued as Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Broker at age 34 |
| 5 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 6 | Became a Flight at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | During a battle, defeat or victory depends on your actions. The ship suffers severe damage and you are blamed for the disaster. You are court - martialled and discharged. |
| 7 | Became a Star Marine at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Marine |
| 7 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 8 | Became a Journalist at age 46 |
| 8 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Became a Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 10 | Continued as Physician at age 54 |
| 10 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Physician at age 58 |
| 11 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Physician at age 62 |
| 12 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Physician at age 66 |
| 13 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 13 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 13 | Gain an Enemy |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Physician at age 70 |
| 14 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Forced to muster out. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |