| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Field Researcher at age 18 |
| 1 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 1 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. |
| 1 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working secretely. |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 2 | Became a Courier at age 22 |
| 2 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 3 | Continued as Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster. Gain a Contact. |
| 4 | Continued as Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 4 | Gain 5 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 5 | Became a Barbarian at age 34 |
| 5 | Gained a contact. |
| 6 | Continued as Barbarian at age 38 |
| 6 | Attempted a risky adventure and was sent to prison. |
| 7 | Became a Thug at age 42 |
| 7 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Switched to Inmate at age 46 |
| 8 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Switched to Fixer at age 50 |
| 9 | Special Duty. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Returned to Thug at age 54 |
| 10 | Vocational Training. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Returned to Inmate at age 58 |
| 11 | Vocational Training. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Returned to Thug at age 62 |
| 12 | Vocational Training. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Thug at age 66 |
| 13 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Returned to Inmate at age 70 |
| 14 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |