| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Thief at age 18 |
| 1 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Thief |
| 2 | Became a Journalist at age 22 |
| 2 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 3 | Became a Army Support at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Private |
| 3 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 3 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 4 | Became a Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 4 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 5 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 34 |
| 5 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 6 | Became a Explorer at age 38 |
| 6 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 6 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Scout |
| 7 | Continued as Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 22,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Returned to Journalist at age 46 |
| 8 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Journalist at age 50 |
| 9 | One of your pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings you into the criminal underworld. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |