| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Corporate at age 18 |
| 1 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Corporate |
| 2 | Became a Courier at age 22 |
| 2 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 2 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 2 | Gain 1 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Scout |
| 3 | Continued as Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | You survey an alien world. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 5 | Continued as Courier at age 34 |
| 5 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 5 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 6 | Continued as Courier at age 38 |
| 6 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Performer at age 42 |
| 7 | Go on a tour of the sector, visiting several worlds. Gain 2 Contacts. |
| 8 | Continued as Performer at age 46 |
| 8 | You are forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did you get too close to? |
| 9 | Became a Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 10 | Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Became a Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 12 | Switched to Scavenger at age 62 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |