| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Field Researcher at age 18 |
| 1 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 2 | Became a Enforcer at age 22 |
| 2 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Enforcer at age 26 |
| 3 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Enforcer at age 30 |
| 4 | Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Rookie |
| 5 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Corporal |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Law Enforcement |
| 6 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 6 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 7 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 42 |
| 7 | You are falsed accused for an accident that causes the death of several crew members. Gain the officer who blamed you as an Enemy. |
| 8 | Switched to Line/Crew at age 46 |
| 8 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 9 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 9 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 10 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 54 |
| 10 | Gained a contact. |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |
| 11 | Became a Explorer at age 58 |
| 11 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Is now a Scout |
| 12 | Continued as Explorer at age 62 |
| 12 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 12 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 13 | Voluntarily left Explorer |
| 13 | Switched to Broker at age 66 |
| 13 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Broker at age 70 |
| 14 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Voluntarily left Broker |
| 15 | Retired at age 74 |
| 15 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |