| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Study Broker as a hobby. |
| 1 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 2 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Crewman |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 3 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 3 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Became a Artist at age 26 |
| 4 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Artist at age 30 |
| 5 | You are forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did you get too close to? |
| 6 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 34 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 7 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 38 |
| 7 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 8 | Became a Scavenger at age 42 |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Scavenger at age 46 |
| 9 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 10 | Returned to Merchant Marine at age 50 |
| 10 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Is now a 4th Officer |
| 11 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 54 |
| 11 | Risk your fortune on a possibility lucrative deal and win. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Returned to Scavenger at age 58 |
| 12 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 62 |
| 13 | Good fortune |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Moved to a new world. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Moved to a new world. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |