| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Corporate at age 18 |
| 1 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Corporate at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Manager |
| 3 | Continued as Corporate at age 26 |
| 3 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Corporate |
| 4 | Became a Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 5 | Gain an Enemy |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 6 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 8 | Became a Performer at age 46 |
| 8 | Accused of a crime |
| 9 | Became a Inmate at age 50 |
| 9 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 10 | Switched to Thug at age 54 |
| 10 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Switched to Fixer at age 58 |
| 11 | Parole hearing. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Returned to Inmate at age 62 |
| 12 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Thug at age 66 |
| 13 | Assigned to difficult or backbreaking labour. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Paroled from prison. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |