| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Courier at age 18 |
| 1 | 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. |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 1 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Courier at age 22 |
| 2 | Lost eye or limb. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Became a Flight at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Crewman |
| 3 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 4 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Rookie |
| 4 | Nearly killed. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Returned to Courier at age 34 |
| 5 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Is now a Scout |
| 6 | Continued as Courier at age 38 |
| 6 | 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. |
| 6 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 6 | Gain 1 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 7 | Continued as Courier at age 42 |
| 7 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 7 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 8 | Continued as Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 8 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 8 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 9 | You survey an alien world. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Physician at age 54 |
| 10 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Physician at age 58 |
| 11 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 12 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 62 |
| 12 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 12 | Gain a contact. |
| 12 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |