| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Barbarian at age 18 |
| 1 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 2 | Became a Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 4 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working secretely. |
| 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 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 5 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 5 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working secretely. |
| 5 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Surveyor at age 42 |
| 7 | You discover a world, item or information of worth to the Imperium. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Scout |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Surveyor |
| 8 | Switched to Scavenger at age 46 |
| 9 | Continued as Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Flight at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 10 | Gain a contact. |
| 11 | Continued as Flight at age 58 |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 11 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 11 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 12 | Continued as Flight at age 62 |
| 12 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |