| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Nearly killed. Owe 17,500 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Became a Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 3 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 3 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 5 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 5 | Gain an Enemy |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 8 | Continued as Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Became a Line/Crew at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Victim of a crime |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Gained a contact. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |