| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Journalist at age 18 |
| 1 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Freelancer |
| 2 | Continued as Journalist at age 22 |
| 2 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Became a Wanderer at age 26 |
| 3 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Became a Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Switched to Scavenger at age 34 |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Scavenger |
| 6 | Switched to Explorer at age 38 |
| 6 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 7 | Continued as Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 8 | Switched to Barbarian at age 46 |
| 8 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Returned to Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Became a Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Worker |
| 11 | Returned to Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Barbarian at age 62 |
| 12 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 12 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Barbarian at age 66 |
| 13 | Drafted into Marine |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Became a Star Marine at age 70 |
| 14 | Is now a Marine |
| 14 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |