| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 2 | Continued as Surveyor at age 22 |
| 2 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 2 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Scout |
| 3 | Continued as Surveyor at age 26 |
| 3 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Surveyor at age 30 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Continued as Surveyor at age 34 |
| 5 | 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. |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 1 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 6 | Continued as Surveyor at age 38 |
| 6 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Journalist at age 42 |
| 7 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 8 | Continued as Journalist at age 46 |
| 8 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Became a Thief at age 50 |
| 9 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Thief at age 54 |
| 10 | Backstab a fellow rogue for personal gain. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Continued as Thief at age 58 |
| 11 | A police detective or rival criminal forces you to flee and vows to hunt you down. Gain an Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |