| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Ground Assault at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 1 | Injured |
| 1 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 2 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 3 | Switched to Star Marine at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 3 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Star Marine at age 30 |
| 4 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 4 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 4 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Star Marine at age 34 |
| 5 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 5 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 6 | Continued as Star Marine at age 38 |
| 6 | A mission goes wrong; you and several others are captured and mistreated by the enemy. Gain your jailer as an Enemy. |
| 7 | Became a Barbarian at age 42 |
| 7 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 8 | Became a Performer at age 46 |
| 8 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Performer at age 50 |
| 9 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 10 | Continued as Performer at age 54 |
| 10 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Continued as Performer at age 58 |
| 11 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 12 | Continued as Performer at age 62 |
| 12 | Criticised a questionable political leader on your homeworld, causing his downfall. Gain an Enemy |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 13 | Continued as Performer at age 66 |
| 13 | One of your pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings you into the criminal underworld. |
| 13 | Forced to muster out. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |