| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 2 | Continued as Marine Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Marine Support |
| 3 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Crewman |
| 3 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 3 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 4 | Became a Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 4 | Gain 5 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 5 | Switched to Broker at age 34 |
| 5 | Smuggle illegal items onto a planet. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Broker at age 38 |
| 6 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 6 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 7 | Became a Scavenger at age 42 |
| 7 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Scavenger at age 46 |
| 8 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 9 | Became a Corporate at age 50 |
| 9 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 10 | Continued as Corporate at age 54 |
| 10 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 11 | Continued as Corporate at age 58 |
| 11 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Gained a contact. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |