| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 1 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 2 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 3 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 26 |
| 3 | Moved to a new world. |
| 3 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 4 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 5 | Became a Wanderer at age 34 |
| 5 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 5 | Lost eye or limb. |
| 5 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Wanderer at age 38 |
| 7 | Continued as Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Wanderer |
| 8 | Became a Worker at age 46 |
| 8 | Spent time maintaining and using heavy vehicles. |
| 9 | Continued as Worker at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Worker at age 58 |
| 11 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 11 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Technician |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Worker at age 62 |
| 12 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |