| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 2 | Forced to muster out. |
| 3 | Became a Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Agreed to perform research that goes against your conscience. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Nearly killed. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 34 |
| 5 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 6 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 38 |
| 6 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Became a Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | Gained a contact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 9 | Switched to Barbarian at age 50 |
| 9 | Accused of a crime |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Became a Thug at age 54 |
| 10 | Make friends with another inmate; gain them as a Contact. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Thug at age 58 |
| 11 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Switched to Inmate at age 62 |
| 12 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Thug at age 66 |
| 13 | Scarred. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Thug at age 70 |
| 14 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |