| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Artist at age 18 |
| 1 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Artist at age 22 |
| 2 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Artist at age 26 |
| 3 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Artist at age 30 |
| 4 | Go on a tour of the sector, visiting several worlds. Gain 2 Contacts. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 5 | Continued as Artist at age 34 |
| 5 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 7 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 42 |
| 7 | You join a gambling circle on board. |
| 8 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 8 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 9 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 50 |
| 9 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 10 | Became a Intelligence at age 54 |
| 10 | Befriended by a senior agent. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Agent |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Intelligence at age 58 |
| 11 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Field Agent |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Intelligence at age 62 |
| 12 | Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |