| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Became a Courier at age 22 |
| 2 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 2 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 3 | Continued as Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 3 | Gain 2 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 4 | Became a Artist at age 30 |
| 4 | An investigation, tour, project or expedition goes wrong, stranding you far from home. |
| 5 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Crewman |
| 5 | You are falsed accused for an accident that causes the death of several crew members. Gain the officer who blamed you as an Enemy. |
| 6 | Switched to Line/Crew at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 6 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 6 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 7 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 42 |
| 7 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Retired at age 46 |
| 8 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Moved to a new world. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Gained a contact. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |