| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Crewman |
| 7 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 8 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 46 |
| 8 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 8 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 9 | Returned to Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Gained a contact. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |