| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Flight at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Flight at age 22 |
| 2 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. |
| 3 | Became a Corporate Agent at age 26 |
| 3 | Rewarded for a successful mission. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Agent |
| 4 | Continued as Corporate Agent at age 30 |
| 4 | Established a network of contacts. Gain 1 contacts. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Field Agent |
| 5 | Continued as Corporate Agent at age 34 |
| 5 | You go above and beyond the call of duty. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Continued as Corporate Agent at age 38 |
| 6 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 7 | Became a Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | Gained a contact. |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 10 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Scientist at age 58 |
| 11 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |