| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Moved to a new world. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Free Trader at age 22 |
| 2 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Became a Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 5 | Became a Scavenger at age 34 |
| 5 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 5 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 6 | Continued as Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 7 | Became a Corporate at age 42 |
| 7 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 7 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 7 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Corporate at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Corporate at age 50 |
| 9 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 9 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Is now a Manager |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Corporate at age 54 |
| 10 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Corporate at age 58 |
| 11 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 11 | Is now a Senior Manager |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Corporate at age 62 |
| 12 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 12 | Forced to muster out. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | Victim of a crime |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Good fortune |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |