| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 2 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 22 |
| 2 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a 4th Officer |
| 3 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 26 |
| 3 | Moved to a new world. |
| 4 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 30 |
| 4 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a 3rd Officer |
| 5 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 34 |
| 5 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a 2nd Officer |
| 6 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 38 |
| 6 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 6 | Is now a 1st Officer |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Merchant Marine |
| 7 | Became a Pirate at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Lackey |
| 7 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Henchman |
| 8 | Continued as Pirate at age 46 |
| 8 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 45,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Became a Dilettante at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Wastrel |
| 9 | time as a ruler or playboy gives you a wide range of experiences. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Dilettante at age 54 |
| 10 | Your reign is acclaimed by all as being fair and wise – or in the case of a dilettante, you sponge off your family’s wealth a while longer. Gain either a jealous relative or an unhappy subject as an Enemy. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Is now a Ingrate |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Dilettante |
| 11 | Became a Artist at age 58 |
| 11 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 11 | Gain a contact |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Continued as Artist at age 62 |
| 12 | Works is especially well received and popular, making you a minor celebrity |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |