| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Corporate at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Corporate |
| 6 | Became a Barbarian at age 38 |
| 6 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 7 | Became a Enforcer at age 42 |
| 7 | Arrested |
| 8 | Became a Fixer at age 46 |
| 8 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 9 | Switched to Inmate at age 50 |
| 9 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Switched to Thug at age 54 |
| 10 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Thug at age 58 |
| 11 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Returned to Fixer at age 62 |
| 12 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Inmate at age 66 |
| 13 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Returned to Thug at age 70 |
| 14 | Beaten by a prison gang. |
| 14 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Returned to Inmate at age 74 |
| 15 | Hire a new lawyer. |
| 15 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 15 | Paroled from prison. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |