| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Star Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 2 | Continued as Star Marine at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Continued as Star Marine at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 3 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Star Marine at age 30 |
| 4 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. |
| 5 | Became a Free Trader at age 34 |
| 5 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 | Continued as Free Trader at age 38 |
| 6 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Free Trader at age 42 |
| 7 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 8 | Became a Performer at age 46 |
| 8 | Criticised a questionable political leader on your homeworld, causing his downfall. Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 9 | Continued as Performer at age 50 |
| 9 | One of your pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings you into the criminal underworld. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Performer at age 54 |
| 10 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Continued as Performer at age 58 |
| 11 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |