| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Pirate at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Lackey |
| 1 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Entered Naval Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 2 | Graduated at age 22. |
| 3 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 22 |
| 3 | Is now a Crewman |
| 3 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 4 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 26 |
| 4 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 8,750 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Became a Ground Assault at age 30 |
| 5 | Is now a Marine |
| 5 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 5 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 6 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 34 |
| 6 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Became a Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 7 | Moved to a new world. |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 9 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 9 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 9 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working secretely. |
| 10 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 10 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 11 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 58 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |