| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Intelligence at age 18 |
| 1 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 12,500 for medical bills. |
| 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 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 3 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Continued as Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 4 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Scout |
| 5 | Continued as Courier at age 34 |
| 5 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 6 | Continued as Courier at age 38 |
| 6 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 7 | Continued as Courier at age 42 |
| 7 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 7 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 9 | Severely injured. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 11 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 58 |
| 11 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 12 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 62 |
| 12 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 8,750 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |