| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 1 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 22 |
| 2 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 3 | Became a Broker at age 26 |
| 3 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Broker at age 30 |
| 5 | Continued as Broker at age 34 |
| 5 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Broker at age 38 |
| 6 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 6 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Is now a Experienced Broker |
| 7 | Continued as Broker at age 42 |
| 7 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 8 | Continued as Broker at age 46 |
| 8 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 8 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 9 | Continued as Broker at age 50 |
| 9 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 10 | Became a Wanderer at age 54 |
| 10 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 11 | Became a Surveyor at age 58 |
| 11 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Is now a Scout |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Surveyor at age 62 |
| 12 | You survey an alien world. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Surveyor at age 66 |
| 13 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 13 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 13 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Surveyor at age 70 |
| 14 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |