| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Broker at age 18 |
| 1 | Imperial trade restrictions force you out of business. |
| 2 | Became a Explorer at age 22 |
| 2 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Explorer |
| 3 | Became a Corporate at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Corporate |
| 4 | Became a Performer at age 30 |
| 4 | Criticised a questionable political leader on your homeworld, causing his downfall. Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Performer at age 34 |
| 5 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Performer |
| 6 | Switched to Journalist at age 38 |
| 6 | Criticised a questionable political leader on your homeworld, causing his downfall. Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | You are forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did you get too close to? |
| 7 | Continued as Journalist at age 42 |
| 7 | Public opinion turns on you. |
| 8 | Became a Barbarian at age 46 |
| 8 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Barbarian at age 50 |
| 9 | Drafted into Scout |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Switched to Surveyor at age 54 |
| 10 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |