| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 4 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 1 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Surveyor at age 22 |
| 2 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Surveyor at age 26 |
| 3 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 4 | Became a Worker at age 30 |
| 4 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Worker |
| 5 | Became a Pirate at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Lackey |
| 5 | Arrested |
| 6 | Became a Inmate at age 38 |
| 6 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 7 | Continued as Inmate at age 42 |
| 7 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Inmate at age 46 |
| 8 | Failed to escaped from prison. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Switched to Thug at age 50 |
| 9 | Assigned to difficult or backbreaking labour. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Returned to Inmate at age 54 |
| 10 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Switched to Fixer at age 58 |
| 11 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Returned to Thug at age 62 |
| 12 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Fixer at age 66 |
| 13 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |