| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Artist at age 18 |
| 1 | An investigation, tour, project or expedition goes wrong, stranding you far from home. |
| 2 | Entered University at age 22 |
| 2 | Gained a contact. |
| 2 | Dropped out of university. |
| 3 | Continued as Artist at age 26 |
| 3 | You are forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did you get too close to? |
| 4 | Became a Intelligence at age 30 |
| 4 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 5 | Became a Surveyor at age 34 |
| 5 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Scout |
| 6 | Continued as Surveyor at age 38 |
| 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. |
| 7 | Became a Flight at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Crewman |
| 7 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 8 | Became a Scavenger at age 46 |
| 8 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 9 | Switched to Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | Drafted into Law Enforcement |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Switched to Law Enforcement at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Rookie |
| 10 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 58 |
| 11 | Your work ends up coming home with you, and someone gets hurt. Contact or ally takes the worst of 2 injury rolls. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Accused of a crime |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Moved to a new world. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |