| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Bankrupted by a rival. Gain the other trader as a Rival. |
| 2 | Became a Flight at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Crewman |
| 2 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 3 | Became a Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 4 | Continued as Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Scout |
| 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 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 6 | Continued as Courier at age 38 |
| 6 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 6 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Scavenger at age 42 |
| 7 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Became a Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 9 | Switched to Merchant Marine at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 10 | Became a Inmate at age 54 |
| 10 | Hire a new lawyer. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Paroled from prison. |
| 11 | Switched to Wanderer at age 58 |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Continued as Wanderer at age 62 |
| 12 | Contact with Government. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 13 | Continued as Wanderer at age 66 |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Wanderer at age 70 |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Continued as Wanderer at age 74 |
| 15 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |