| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 1 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Marine Support at age 22 |
| 2 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 2 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 2 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Marine Support at age 26 |
| 3 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 4 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 4 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Wanderer at age 34 |
| 5 | Attacked by enemies that you easily defeat. |
| 5 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 5 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Wanderer at age 38 |
| 6 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 7 | Became a Journalist at age 42 |
| 7 | You are forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did you get too close to? |
| 8 | Became a Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 8 | Injured. |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 9 | 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. |
| 9 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 10 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Scout |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Courier at age 58 |
| 11 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 11 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 11 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Courier at age 62 |
| 12 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 12 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 12 | Forced to muster out. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |